Europe
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Feb- 2021 -19 February
Turkey Hires Law Firm to Lobby Biden Over F-35 Jets: Report
Turkey has hired an international law firm to help it win back its spot in the US-led F-35 fighter jet program, state media reported on Friday.
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18 February
Russia’s ‘Sotnik’ Soldier Battle Armor May Feature Autonomous Electric Heater
Russia-owned tech corporation Rostec announced that its “Sotnik” next generation battle gear may be outfitted with autonomous electric heat systems.
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18 February
UK to Allow Sacked LGBT Military Personnel to Regain Lost Medals
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that military personnel discharged from service because of their sexual orientation can now apply for the restoration of their medals if they were stripped of them at departure.
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17 February
NATO: Surveillance Drone Fleet Mission-Ready
NATO has announced that a fleet of five Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix high-altitude long-endurance drones are now ready for operations.
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17 February
Russian Fighters Intercept French Jets Over Black Sea
Russia scrambled Su-27 fighter jets to intercept three French military planes on Wednesday as they approached the Russian border over the Black Sea, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
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17 February
Georgian Aircraft Manufacturer Announces Country’s First Combat Drone
A Georgian aircraft manufacturer announced that the company is developing the country’s first home-grown reconnaissance and strike drone.
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17 February
NATO Eyes Post-Trump Reset as Afghanistan Call Looms
NATO defense ministers meet Wednesday for their first talks since US President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump with a vow to soothe tensions between Washington and its closest partners.
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17 February
France Maintains Sahel Force to ‘Decapitate’ Al-Qaeda Groups
President Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments are struggling to hold back.
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16 February
UK Ran Cyber Op to Cripple ISIS Communications: Services Chiefs
UK intelligence and military chiefs revealed details of a classified cyber operation they ran to weaken ISIS in 2016-17.
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15 February
NATO Will Not Leave Afghanistan Before ‘Time Is Right’
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said the alliance will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right," ahead of a discussion by defense ministers on the deployment.
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