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Jan- 2020 -

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

20 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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

7 January

Jared Szuba

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

6 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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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

Dec- 2019 -

27 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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

19 December

Joanne Stocker

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

16 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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

16 December