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UK and US companies shut out of €13 billion European Defence Fund

The EU will present its new €13 billion defense fund, but conditions for taking part will shut out "third countries" including post-Brexit UK and the US

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18,000 troops begin US Army-led Saber Strike in eastern Europe

Around 18,000 troops from 19 mostly NATO countries take part in the annual Saber Strike U.S.-led military exercises in Poland and the Baltic states to boost combat readiness on the alliance's eastern flank

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Second successful flight test for MBDA’s UK/France Sea Venom missile

The Sea Venom/ANL lightweight sea-skimming anti-ship missile under development for the U.K. and France successfully completed its second test-firing from a French Panther helicopter, MBDA said

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First firing trial for UK’s Land Ceptor air defense missile system

The U.K. successfully conducted the first firing trial of the new MBDA-made Land Ceptor air defense missile system at a test range in Sweden, the Ministry of Defence said

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Royal Marines receive first of 25 Commando Merlin helicopter

The first of 25 new Commando Merlin helicopters designed for Royal Marine aircraft carrier operations has been delivered

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NATO kicks off battle-training phase of exercise ‘Siil’ in Estonia

NATO and partner troops began the second phase of a two-week exercise that brings together more than 15,000 troops from 19 countries, the largest in Estonia since it gained independence

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UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force

The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact as a way to maintain strong defense ties with the European Union after Brexit

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US, UK, and France strike Syria chemical weapons targets

The US, France and the United Kingdom took "decisive action" to strike the chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in a press conference on Friday.

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US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones

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NATO announces expulsions of Russians over UK nerve agent allegations

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced new measures against Russia in response to the use of a nerve agent on ex-spy Sergei Skripal in the UK

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