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Boeing to Upgrade US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets in $2B Contract

Boeing has clinched a $2-billion contract to modernize the US Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft.

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Brazilian Air Force Inducts Gripen E Fighter Aircraft

The Brazilian Air Force has officially inducted its new Gripen E fighter aircraft from Saab.

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Babcock to Provide Ground Support for French Military’s Aeronautical Equipment

France has awarded Babcock a contract to deliver ground support equipment services for the French Aeronautical Maintenance Department.

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India to Approve Tactical Ballistic Missile Acquisition: Report

India is set to acquire a tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of striking targets up to 500 kilometers away.

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Turkey Fumes at Sweden in NATO Membership Dispute

Turkey lashed out at Sweden's refusal to extradite a reporter that Ankara demanded in exchange for its ratification of Stockholm's NATO bid.

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Philippine Navy Commissions New Fast-Attack Vessels From Israel

The Philippine Navy has commissioned two new fast-attack interdictor craft missile vessels from Israel Shipyards.

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Ukraine’s Zelensky to Meet Biden, Address Congress in Washington

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington.

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UN Eases Weapons Embargo on DR Congo

The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Putin Says Situation in Annexed Regions ‘Extremely Difficult’

President Vladimir Putin says the situation in four territories of Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed was "extremely difficult."

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US Says Six IS Jihadists Arrested in Syria Raids

US forces have arrested a "senior official" from the Islamic State group and five other jihadists in raids in eastern Syria over two days.

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