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May- 2022 -

3 May

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile launch

Lockheed Martin to Ramp Up Javelin Production

Lockheed Martin is planning to ramp up Javelin anti-tank missile system production, expecting a surge in demand from Ukraine.

3 May

A member of the close protection unit for Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera, composed by Russian private security company operatives

Staff Writer With AFP

Rights Group Says Russian Fighters Killing Civilians in CAR

Human Rights Watch said Russian paramilitary troops were committing serious rights abuses in the Central African Republic.

2 May

A Russian soldier outside a damaged apartment building in Donetsk

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia’s Top General Gerasimov Visited Donbas Front: Pentagon

Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, visited the Donbas front in the Ukraine war last week, a Pentagon official said, but reports that he was injured in a Ukrainian attack could not be confirmed.

2 May

Launching of the Jacques Chevallier, the first of four new logistic support ships for the French Navy

Hanan Zaffar

French Navy Launches New Class of Logistic Support Ships

French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique has launched the first of four vessels of the country navy's new logistic support Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force ships.

2 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali’s Junta Breaks off From Defense Accords With France

Mali's ruling junta is breaking off from its defense accords with former colonial ruler France, condemning "flagrant violations" of its national sovereignty by the French troops there.

2 May