Europe
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Jul- 2019 -17 July
Merkel favorite AKK tapped for German defense minister
CDU party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will become the Germany's next defense minister
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16 July
UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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16 July
Lockheed Martin awarded $492 million HIMARS contract for US, Poland and Romania
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $492 million contract for HIMARS M142 launchers for the US Army and Marine Corps, Poland and Romania
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12 July
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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12 July
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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3 July
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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2 July
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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2 July
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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1 July
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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1 July
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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