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Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz

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UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile

The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones

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UK extends helicopter deployment to France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

The British military deployment to the France-led counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region will be extended, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said

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Rheinmetall and BAE launch UK-based military vehicle joint venture

Rheinmetall and BAE Systems launched a joint venture for the design, manufacture and support of land vehicles based in the UK

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UK F-35 fighter jets fly first operational mission over Syria

UK F-35B fighter jets have flown their first operational mission flights over Syria as part of the mission against ISIS, the defense ministry said

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As US Navy orders more P-8A Poseidon surveillance planes, Orion squadron flies final mission

The US Navy is phasing out long-time patrol aircraft P-3C Orion in favor of its successor, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance plane

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UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen

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UK F-35 fighter jets head to Cyprus for first overseas exercise

UK F-35B Lightning aircraft flew RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as part of Exercise Lightning Dawn, the first overseas deployment for the Royal Air Force fighters

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Kenya court jails British terror suspect Jermaine Grant for possessing explosives

A Kenyan court sentenced British terror suspect Jermaine Grant to four years prison for possessing bomb-making materials

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Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?

Former foreign fighters could leave prison as reinforcement cadres for ISIS, ready to fulfill Baghdadi’s threats of future attacks, Dr. Elena Pokalova says

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