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Philippines Extends Military Pact With US

The Philippines will extend a key military pact with the United States for another six months, the foreign minister said Wednesday.

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Robot Dogs to Patrol Tyndall Air Force Base Soon

Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, will be one of the first in America to have semi-autonomous robot dogs patrolling its 38 square kilometer compound.

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Biden Could Reverse Germany Troop Removal

US President-elect Joe Biden could reverse course -- at least partially -- on the Trump administration's move to withdraw some 12,000 US troops from Germany, according to Biden's defense advisers. 

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Pakistani Al-Qaeda Bomb-Maker Mohammad Hanif Killed in Afghanistan

Mohammad Hanif, a Pakistani bomb-maker who trained Taliban militants before switching allegiance to Al-Qaeda, has been killed in western Afghanistan.

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Elections, the Canadian-American Security Relationship, and NORAD

Nurturing Canada-US ties and NORAD must remain a high priority, especially as some of the North American Warning System infrastructures are aging.

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Amnesty Urges US to Halt MQ-9B Drone Sale to UAE

The US' plan to sell 18 MQ-9B drones to the UAE could increase the death toll of Yemeni and Libyan civilians, Amnesty International warned.

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US ‘Disappointed’ as Cambodia Razes Another Military Facility

The United States expressed disappointment Tuesday that Cambodia had demolished a second American-funded military facility without warning, as the kingdom turns to China to expand a naval base.

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Trump Fires Defense Chief Mark Esper

President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump's refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

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Trump Administration to Sell UAE 18 MQ-9B Drones in $2.9B Deal: Report

The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates, in a deal that could be worth as much as $2.9 billion.

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Pentagon Plans to Open School Focused on Countering Small Drones

The US Army is planning to launch a new academy in 2024 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma that will teach soldiers how to counter small military drones.

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