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Ukraine’s ‘Airborne Minefield’ to Take Flight in Defense Against Russian Drones

Small drones will soon fill Ukrainian skies to create a first-of-its-kind “drone wall” system to shield infrastructure from Russian strikes. 

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NATO Allies Ditch Boeing for New Surveillance Planes

NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the program, the Netherlands said Thursday.

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Ukrainian Capital Comes Under ‘Massive’ Attack

Almost every district in Kyiv was under "massive" attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, with one death reported and 30 residential buildings damaged across the city.

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Indonesia Retires Russian APCs, Deploys Czech Pandurs to UN Mission in Lebanon

Indonesia has swapped its aging Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles in Lebanon under a UN peacekeeping mission.

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‘The War of Tomorrow Will Begin in Space’: Macron

Modern conflicts are already being fought in space and the next wars will begin there, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, singling out the threat posed by Russia and announcing a multi-billion euro increase in spending on military activities in space.

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China ‘Massively’ Fuels Russia’s War Chest: Finnish Defense Minister

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen on Wednesday said China was "massively" financing Russia's war efforts, which increases the security threat in Europe and poses a challenge to NATO.

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Arrival of US Aircraft Carrier Fuels Venezuelan Fears of Attack

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment.

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Russia Says Foiled Ukrainian-UK Plot to Hijack Missile-Carrying Jet

Russia said Tuesday it had foiled an Anglo-Ukrainian plot to hijack a military jet carrying a hypersonic missile, which they planned to take to Romania in a "large-scale provocation."

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Sweden Launches Drone Testing Program With Russian-Style Systems

Sweden is setting up an unmanned systems test facility to trial tactical platforms and train personnel using copies of Russian drones.

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Russian Drone Attacks Kill One in Eastern Ukraine

Russian drone attacks killed one person in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Monday and wounded three in the Kharkiv region, officials said.

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