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US Navy Seeks Early Upgrades on Troubled Zumwalt Destroyer

The US Navy plans to launch a program of early and future upgrades on the troubled Zumwalt-class destroyer.

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Three Additional F-35B Jets to UK

The British military has received three additional F-35B jets from the US as part of the 48 under contract with Lockheed Martin.

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UK to Send Helicopters to Ukraine for ‘First’ Time

Britain is to send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion, the defense ministry in London said.

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Moscow Says on Alert After Crimea Hit by ‘Drone Attack’

Ukraine's Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula was targeted by a drone attack, Kremlin-installed authorities said.

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At Least 15 Wounded in Two Jerusalem Bomb ‘Attacks:’ Officials

At least 15 people were wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stations in Jerusalem, security and medical officials said.

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Uganda to Deploy 1,000 Troops to DR Congo to Fight Rebels

Uganda will deploy around 1,000 soldiers in eastern DR Congo by the end of November under a regional force against a rebel offensive.

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Syria Provides ‘Drone Lab’ for Warring Parties: Report

Syria's 11-year war has provided a "drone laboratory" to countries, jihadists, and other armed groups, peace monitors said.

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Zelensky Says Russia Using Cold as ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia was trying to use the cold this winter as a "weapon of mass destruction" by striking energy infrastructure.

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Iran to Help Russia Build Drones for Ukraine: Report 

Iran has reportedly agreed to assist Russia in manufacturing hundreds of combat drones on Russian soil.

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S. Korea Tests Indigenous Missile Defense System Interception 

South Korea conducted an interception test of its Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile developed to counter the North Korean missile threat.

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