Peace
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Nov- 2017 -13 November
23 EU member states sign PESCO defense cooperation pact
Ministers from 23 EU member states on Monday signed a joint notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation on defense (PESCO)
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10 November
EU’s Mogherini to propose “military Schengen” plan by March
EU High Representative and Vice President Federica Mogherini and the European Commission will propose a plan on military mobility in Europe by March 2018
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10 November
Killer robots? UN to hold talks on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
The UN is to begin talks on autonomous weapons, but a treaty governing killer robots remains distant, the ambassador leading discussions said
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10 November
NATO ill-equipped for defense, lacks leadership since Trump took office – Dutch advisory council
NATO is ill-equipped to defend members, and uncertainty over its unity under US President Donald Trump could allow Russia to exploit vulnerabilities, a Dutch advisory council warned
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8 November
Sweden seeks Patriot air defense system by 2025
Sweden is to request the purchase of the Patriot medium-range air defense system from the United States, aiming to have it fully operational by 2025
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7 November
Taiwan fighter jet goes missing during drill
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that a Mirage-2000 fighter jet lost contact during a drill off the island’s northeast coast, with a search underway for the missing pilot.
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7 November
Saudi crown prince promotes new head of naval forces
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promoted the new naval forces commander Fahd bin Abdulla Al-Ghufaili to the rank of admiral
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Oct- 2017 -25 October
UK hosts Exercise Letterpress international nuclear disarmament verification test
The UK Ministry of Defence hosted an international nuclear disarmament verification exercise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states
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11 October
US Navy relieves commanders of USS John S. McCain after deadly collision
The U.S. Navy announced that the USS John S. McCain's commanding officers were relieved after the collision between the destroyer and a merchant vessel.
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4 October
Dutch defense minister resigns over deaths of Mali peacekeepers
Both the Dutch defence minister and the chief of its military resigned over the deaths of two soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali in 2016
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