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28 February

Air

Joe Saballa

UK Seeks Proposals for $1.3B New Medium Helicopter Program

The UK Ministry of Defence is now accepting bids for its $1.3-billion New Medium Helicopter program.

28 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Cuts 24,000 Jobs in Major Force Restructuring

The US Army has announced a significant force structure overhaul that involves cutting around 24,000 jobs, or nearly five percent of its force.

28 February

Arms

A Czech soldier from 1st Czech Military Advisory Team fires his Bren 805 rifle during a MAT and police advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 18, 2012. This exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment in order to prepare MATs and PATs for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the Afghanistan National Army and the Afghanistan National Police.

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine, Czech Company to Locally Assemble NATO-Standard Rifles

The Ukrainian Defence Industry has signed an agreement with Czech company Colt CZ Group to locally assemble NATO-standard rifles for Kyiv’s warfighters.

28 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says Iranian Operatives in Yemen Aiding Houthi Attacks

Operatives from Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are working inside Yemen to support Houthi insurgents' attacks on international shipping, a US official said.

28 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Nuclear Weapons Plant Says Open as Normal After Wildfires Closure

A nuclear weapons plant in Texas said it would be open as usual after raging wildfires caused it to pause operations and led to evacuations.

28 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Several Killed in Attack on Chad Intelligence Services Office: Govt

An attack on the office of Chad's ANSE internal security agency in the capital N'Djamena has killed several people, the government said.

28 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

11 Chinese Naval Vessels Detected Around Taiwan

Eleven Chinese naval vessels were detected around Taiwan, Taipei's defense ministry said, the highest number this year as a row between the island and China over a fatal fishing boat incident drags on.

27 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says Won’t Send Troops to Ukraine After Macron Comments

The White House said the US would not send troops to fight in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron refused to rule out the dispatch of Western forces.

27 February

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

Pentagon Says Privacy Issues Fed Secrecy Over Austin’s Cancer Care

The Pentagon said privacy concerns contributed to the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's cancer treatment but that it found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or obfuscation.

27 February

Technology