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21 February

US Navy Commissions New Expeditionary Ship USS John L. Canley

The US Navy has commissioned a new Expeditionary Sea Base vessel to improve the country’s military sea-to-shore logistics operations.

21 February

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine to Receive More Than 800 SkyRanger Drones From Canada

Canada is sending over 800 SkyRanger R70 unmanned aerial systems to Ukraine to support the country’s continuing defense against Russia.

21 February

Joe Saballa

India Renews Push to Make Argentina First Foreign User of Tejas

India is renewing its push to sell its Tejas fighter jet to Argentina to secure a first export customer for the multi-role combat aircraft.

21 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombia’s ELN Rebels Suspend Peace Talks

Colombia's leftist ELN rebels pulled out of peace talks with the government, accusing it of violating ground rules set up when the negotiations began in 2022.

20 February

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 350th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, flies over Qatar, Feb. 13, 2021

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Taps Merlin for Self-Flying KC-135 Tanker Aircraft Testing

The US Air Force has tapped Merlin Labs to test autonomous flight technology for the KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft.

20 February

Ryan Burke

Ukraine and the Case for a ‘Pay for Peace’ Strategy

If the US insists on continuing its support to Ukraine, it would be wiser to redirect that money toward brokering a peace deal than to continue investing in a broken arms transfer system that will not end the war.

20 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Ecuador Backtracks on Plan to Send Weapons to Ukraine

Ecuador's foreign minister said the country did not plan to send Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine after the president's vow sparked a spat with Moscow over banana and flower exports.

19 February