Europe
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Mar- 2018 -28 March
Croatia set to buy 12 used Israeli F-16 fighter jets
NATO-member Croatia is set to buy a squadron of used F-16 fighter jets from Israel to to replace its Russian-made MiG-21s, after the country's top defense body backed the deal.
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28 March
Poland buys US Patriot anti-missile system for $4.8 billion
Poland signed a $4.75 billion (3.8-billion-euro) contract to purchase a U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile system, a move that is likely to irk Russia as East-West tensions rise
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27 March
NATO announces expulsions of Russians over UK nerve agent allegations
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced new measures against Russia in response to the use of a nerve agent on ex-spy Sergei Skripal in the UK
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27 March
UK awards MBDA £400 million contract for new Brimstone missiles
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million contract for production of Brimstone air-to-surface missiles that will extend its service life beyond 2030
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23 March
Gunman shot dead after killing three and taking hostages in Trebes, southern France
At least three people were killed after a gunman who allegedly claimed allegiance to Islamic State hijacked a car, shot at police officers and then took hostages at a supermarket in Trebes, southwest France
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22 March
Russia to upgrade Tu-160 strategic bomber fleet by 2030, minister says
Russia is to upgrade its fleet of Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic strategic heavy bombers and may integrate new missiles on new and upgraded aircraft by 2030, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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20 March
RAF Red Arrows jet crashes near Wales base
A British military Hawk jet used by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team with two people on board crashed at a base in Wales
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19 March
‘We will not allow any arms race’ – Putin says Russia will reduce military spending
Ruling out an 'arms race', Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the country would cut its military spending, a day after he won a presidential election
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16 March
“We don’t want a new Cold War,” NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the alliance did not want a return to Cold War hostilities with Russia after the March 4 nerve agent attack in Salisbury
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15 March
Thales’ Acusonic shot detection system to be installed on British Army’s Ajax armored vehicles
Thales UK signed a £3.7 million contract with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to supply its Acusonic sensor system for the British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family
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