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Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked

French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti

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Spain approves €7.3 billion in defense spending programs

Spain's government approved a €7.3 billion renewal of military equipment which it portrayed as "social spending" that will create thousands of jobs

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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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Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster

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Spain will deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Yemen casualty concerns

Spain will go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said

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Estonian Defence Forces find possible location where errant missile landed

The Estonian Defence Forces has likely found the location where a missile fired by a Spanish Eurofighter landed, Estonian Air Force Colonel Riivo Valge said

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Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fires air-to-air missile above Estonia

Spain's defense ministry has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonia during a routine training mission

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US approves sale to Spain of 5 Aegis naval weapons systems for $860 million

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Spain of AEGIS naval weapons systems for five new frigates at an estimated cost of $860.4 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said

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Six EU states sign declaration on PESCO cyber rapid response

Six European Union states signed a declaration of intent to create rapid response teams to help countering cyber attacks under the EU PESCO pact

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Nine EU states sign off on joint European military intervention force

Nine EU member states agreed to form the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military intervention force designed to rapidly deploy troops around the world

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