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Dec- 2018 -6 DecemberEurope
US backs plan to establish Kosovo army, contrary to NATO position
The US supports Kosovo's plans to create its own army, the ambassador to Pristina said, signaling a rift with NATO, which is against the move
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberEurope
Ukraine president Poroshenko asks NATO to send warships to Sea of Azov
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked NATO members to send naval vessels to the Sea of Azov to back his country in the standoff with Russia
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28 NovemberEurope
Slovenia appoints NATO’s only female armed forces chief of staff
Slovenia appointed Major General Alenka Ermenc as chief of staff, becoming the only NATO country whose armed forces are headed by a woman
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20 NovemberBusiness
US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits
The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said
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3 NovemberAsia Pacific
Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul
Major Brent Taylor, a US service member serving in Afghanistan, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Kabul by a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
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Oct- 2018 -16 OctoberEurope
Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes during NATO exercise
A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter jet crashed during large-scale NATO aerial exercises, the Ukrainian military said.
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8 OctoberEurope
Ukraine and NATO kick off large-scale ‘Clear Sky 2018’ air exercises
Ukraine began a series of large-scale air force exercises with the United States and other NATO countries, the defense ministry said
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Sep- 2018 -21 SeptemberBusiness
UK set to upgrade SBS capabilities with 3 new US-made mini-submarines
The US State Department approved the $90 million sale to the UK of SDV Shallow Water Combat Submersibles, likely for the Royal Navy's SBS special forces
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15 SeptemberBusiness
Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems
AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustEurope
France’s Macron proposes NATO-style EU collective defense for ‘strategic autonomy’
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that Europe adopts a form of collective defense as he again called for tighter EU integration as concerns over US security commitments remain
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