Europe

US approves $600 million sale to Greece of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

The US State Department approved the sale to Greece of up to seven Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters at an estimated cost of $600 million

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France launches new Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine

French President Emmanuel Macron launched the first of a new fleet of Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarines

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Naval Group awarded €1.2 billion contract for 4 Romania navy corvettes

The French Naval Group company won a contract to build four corvette warships for the Romanian navy, the country's defense minister said

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Russia navy crew killed in deep sea submersible fire in far north

Russian Navy personnel died in a fire on a deep submersible that was conducting research in the far north near the Arctic, the defense ministry said

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Islamic State claims killing of Chechnya police officer in grenade and knife attack

ISIS claimed one of its Caucasus Province fighters killed a police officer in the Achkhoi-Martanovsky district Chechnya, days after an ISIS-claimed attack in Grozny

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German army pilot killed in EC135 helicopter crash near Hamelin

An army helicopter crashed in northern Germany, killing the pilot, in the second fatal crash in a week for a military plagued with equipment problems

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Rheinmetall and BAE launch UK-based military vehicle joint venture

Rheinmetall and BAE Systems launched a joint venture for the design, manufacture and support of land vehicles based in the UK

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Germany set to ban small arms sales outside EU and NATO

German ministers agreed to ban sales of small arms to countries outside the EU and NATO apart from in "exceptional" cases.

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NATO to prepare response to Russia’s INF breach, Stoltenberg says

NATO will this week decide how to respond to Russia's violation of the INF treaty, said alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg, insisting any measures would be defensive

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Two German Eurofighter Typhoon jets collide during training, killing pilot

Two German military Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role jets crashed in the north of the country during a training exercise

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