Turkey says armed unmanned ground vehicles to be used in Efrin operation
Turkey's armed forces will use armed unmanned ground vehicles during its Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria, a government department…
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Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support…
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 near Jamaame, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 21, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
BAE profits fall, counts on government defense spending
British military equipment manufacturer BAE Systems announced a drop in annual net profit on Thursday but said it expected government…
Basque separatist group ETA puts dissolution to vote
Basque militant separatist group ETA has put its proposed dissolution to an internal vote, according to extracts of a letter…
India conducts night flight test of Prithvi-II short range missile, second missile test in 2 days
India conducted a successful night flight test of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II short-range missile at the Integrated Test Range…
US approves $259 million sale of 4 King Air 350ER ISR planes to Kuwait
The U.S. Department of State approved the possible $259 million sale of four Sierra Nevada King Air 350ER Intelligence, Surveillance, and…
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths…
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 19, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.