Europe
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Feb- 2019 -27 February
NATO begins Dynamic Manta submarine drills in Mediterranean Sea
Submarines, ships and aircraft from 10 NATO countries launched Dynamic Manta 2019 off the coast of Italy, beginning underwater and surface warfare training
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25 February
Serbia receives 4 more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
Serbia has received four more MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus, bringing its fleet to a total of 14, Serbia's Ministry of Defense said
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22 February
Family of UK ISIS member Shamima Begum says they will fight move to strip her citizenship
The family of London teenager Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS in Syria, said they would challenge the UK's decision to revoke her citizenship
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18 February
Saudi state arms firm signs cooperation agreement with France’s Naval Group
Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and French government-majority firm Naval Group signed a joint venture deal to boost the kingdom's navy
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15 February
North Macedonia thwarted a ‘terrorist’ plot, Ministry of Internal Affairs says
North Macedonia authorities prevented a planned "terrorist act" by supporters of Islamic State, Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
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10 February
Poland to spend $414 million on Lockheed’s HIMARS mobile rocket system
Poland said it will buy HIMARS mobile rocket launchers worth $414 million from US defense giant Lockheed Martin
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7 February
BAE awarded $225 million APKWS rocket contract for US, Nigeria, Netherlands
BAE Systems was awarded a $225 million contract to produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System units for Nigeria and the Netherlands
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6 February
Macedonia signs NATO accession papers
Macedonia signed accession papers with NATO, a key step on the way to joining the alliance
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4 February
Germany pledges €110 million to boost NATO battalion infrastructure in Lithuania
Germany will invest €110 million (US$127 million) in military infrastructure in Lithuania until 2021, its defense minister said on a Monday, February 4 a visit to mark two years since NATO installed battalions in the Baltic region to ward off Russia. In 2017, NATO deployed four multinational battalions to Poland and the Baltic states as a counter against possible Russian action following its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Germany leads the NATO battalion in Lithuania comprising 1,200 troops from 10 countries. “We’re going to invest in the long-term engagement,” Ursula von der Leyen told reporters, adding that Berlin would invest in “common barracks and training fields” in Lithuania until 2021. Lithuania’s defense minister Raimundas Karoblis hailed Germany’s spending plans as evidence of commitment to the NATO deployment. “We have heard very officially, very clearly at the political level … that Germany is for the long run here and will stay here as long as the security situation will demand it,” Karoblis said. The other three NATO battalions deployed in 2017 are based in Estonia, Latvia and Poland and are led by the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, respectively. The three Baltic states, with a combined population of …
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4 February
US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race
Withdrawal from the Cold War intermediate-range nuclear missile limitation treaty serves under-pressure US President Donald Trump in several ways, Dr Michelle Bentley argues
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