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Assessing Azerbaijan’s indigenous defense industry capabilities

As Azerbaijan accelerates defense spending, Ayaz Rzayev takes an in-depth look at the state’s military-industrial capacity and cooperation with nations…

Opinion Editor

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…

Joanne Stocker

Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island

Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint…

Staff Writer With AFP

UN deploys helicopter to counter ex-Seleka militia “infiltration” in Central African Republic

The U.N. deployed air and ground assets in an operation to defeat what it said was an "infiltration" attempt by…

Fergus Kelly

Russia has adapted 10 MiG-31 fighter jets to test Kinzhal hypersonic missile, minister says

Ten Russian MiG-31 fighter jets adapted to carry the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile "have gone on test combat duty," Deputy…

Fergus Kelly

UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force

The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact…

Staff Writer With AFP

US approves $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 6 C-130, KC-130 aircraft for joint squadron in France

The U.S. State Department approved the $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 3 C-130 Super Hercules transport aircraft and 3…

Fergus Kelly

Did the Kremlin influence Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria?

In February, Putin and Trump spoke by phone. Around that time, Trump began telling White House personnel he wanted to…

Jared Szuba

Death toll in Libya election commission bombing rises to 14

Libya's health ministry said the death toll from the suicide attack against the headquarters of the electoral commission in Tripoli…

Staff Writer With AFP

US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad

The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight…

Fergus Kelly