Europe
-
Feb- 2020 -3 February
Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks
Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission
Read More » -
Jan- 2020 -30 January
Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement
Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities
Read More » -
27 January
Russia invites NATO members to International Army Games exercise
Russia's defense minister said NATO states are invited to take part in annual military drills called the "International Army Games"
Read More » -
23 January
US to push European allies for new sanctions on Syria after Russia limits aid
US officials will meet with European counterparts in Brussels next week to discuss upping economic sanctions on Syria's Assad regime
Read More » -
20 January
BAE to spend $2.2 billion for United Technologies and Raytheon systems
BAE Systems agreed to buy key electronic systems from US peers Raytheon and United Technologies whose planned merger necessitated asset sales
Read More » -
7 January
France upgrades small arms with Glock pistols, SCAR precision rifle procurements
France's military is replacing its pistols with the Glock 17 and replacing the FR F2 with a 7.62 mm, 20-inch barrel variant of FN Herstal's SCAR precision rifle
Read More » -
6 January
NATO ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Iran concerns
NATO ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters as Middle East tensions mount after US forces killed a top Iranian general
Read More » -
Dec- 2019 -27 December
Russia says first Avangard hypersonic missile enters service
Russian defense minister Sergey Shoygu told President Vladimir Putin that the country's first Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service
Read More » -
19 December
Russian security service member killed in shooting near FSB headquarters
A member of the Russian Federal Security Service was killed in a shootout near the FSB headquarters in central Moscow
Read More » -
16 December
NATO facing most ‘complex’ security environment in its history, Stoltenberg says
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the powerful Western military alliance was facing the most "complex security" environment in its history amid rising tensions
Read More »