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Australia’s new Boxer CRVs will carry Israel’s Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles

The Australian Army's new Rheinmetall Boxer Combat reconnaissance vehicles will carry Israeli-designed Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missiles, a senior defense official said.

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Russian soldiers killed by Syrian ‘militant fire’ in Deir Ezzor

Four Russian soldiers were killed in Syria's Deir Ezzor governorate when a group of militants attacked a Syrian military position, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

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Robotic vehicles: Russia’s quest for the weapons of future wars

After years of research and testing, multipurpose unmanned ground vehicles are finally being accepted for service alongside Russia’s troops.

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Israeli forces kill protesting Palestinians in Gaza as US opens embassy in Jerusalem

Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian protesters along the frontier with Gaza as mass protests erupted against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem

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NATO kicks off battle-training phase of exercise ‘Siil’ in Estonia

NATO and partner troops began the second phase of a two-week exercise that brings together more than 15,000 troops from 19 countries, the largest in Estonia since it gained independence

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Taiwan to stage live-fire exercise simulating Chinese invasion

Taiwan will practice thwarting a Chinese "invasion" in annual live fire drills in June, simulating surprise coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from Beijing, officials said

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Nearly new: US approves $1.31 billion upgrades to existing Saudi howitzers

The U.S. State Department approved the $1.31 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of upgrades to existing M109 self-propelled howitzers

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Thales’ Acusonic shot detection system to be installed on British Army’s Ajax armored vehicles

Thales UK signed a £3.7 million contract with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to supply its Acusonic sensor system for the British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family

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Germany’s Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle wins Australia’s Land 400 contract

Rheinmetall's Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle has won Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 Project contract, a Au$5.2 billion ($4.1 billion) acquisition

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US and Israel kick off Juniper Cobra missile defense exercises

The joint U.S.-Israel 'Juniper Cobra' military exercise began on Sunday, with almost 4,000 personnel participating in a simulated massive missile attack on Israel

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