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Roshel Debuts Ambulance Variant of Senator Armored Vehicle

Canadian mobility developer Roshel has unveiled an ambulance variant of its Senator 4x4 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

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Syria Monitor Says Rebels Close In on Homs City

Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said.

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Joby Aviation Completes Air Taxi Maintenance Training for US Air Force

Joby Aviation has trained the US Air Force in maintaining electric-powered air taxis as part of a contract with the service.

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S.America Police Seize Over 3,000 Bombs in Crackdown on Gangs, Guerrillas

Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 metric tons of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the booming black market in explosives, Interpol said Thursday.

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Indian Army Receives Entire Lot of Indigenous Loitering Munitions

The Indian Army has received the entire lot of 480 Nagastra-1 loitering munitions from Solar Industries, over a year after signing the contract.

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China Claims Development of Chameleon-Like Military Camouflage Tech

A team of Chinese scientists has claimed the development of a camouflage technology that allows rapid color changes in response to its surroundings.

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German Leopard 2A8 Tanks to Receive Trophy Active Protection System

KNDS Deutschland has contracted EuroTrophy GmbH to deliver 123 Trophy active protection systems for the German Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks.

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X-Bow Contracted to Modernize US Energetics Industrial Base

The US Navy has contracted X-Bow Systems to upgrade the energetics industrial base to support the rising demand for solid rocket motors.

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Lavrov Says Russia Ready to Defend Itself Through ‘Any Means’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

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Israel Says Struck Hezbollah ‘Smuggling Routes’ on Syria-Lebanon Border

Israel said it carried out strikes overnight targeting Hezbollah "weapon-smuggling routes" on the Syria-Lebanon border, just over a week into a fragile ceasefire in its war with the Lebanese group.

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