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Ukraine to deploy troops, helicopters to guard Belarus border

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KYIV - Ukraine will deploy another 8,500 troops and police officers, and 15 helicopters, to guard its border with Belarus, aiming to prevent possible attempts by migrants to breach the frontier, the Ukrainian interior minister said on Thursday. The European Union has accused Belarus of encouraging migrants to come to its territory then pushing thousands of them to cross into Poland and other neighboring EU states in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Minsk. While not an EU member, Ukraine is wary of becoming another front in the migrant crisis. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy said the new forces would include 3,000 border guard servicemen, 3,500 servicemen of the National Guard and 2,000 police officers. " Aviation (from) the interior ministry will also be on duty, in particular 15 helicopters, which will ensure mobility and, if necessary, will transfer our forces to the border, " he said. Monastyrskiy said earlier on Thursday that Ukrainian border guards, police and ...
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Rivalry with China in Pacific need not lead to new Cold War, says U.S. security advisor

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The " stiff competition " between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific does not have to turn into a new Cold War, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday, describing the United States as "doubling down" on its presence in the region.
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Israel readying for possible Iran conflict, officials say

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Top Israeli defence officials say the country is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict with regional arch-rival Iran and its proxies. Israeli army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi said Tuesday that the Israeli military was " speeding up the operational plans and readiness for dealing with Iran and the nuclear military threat. "
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EU readies Belarus sanctions as migrants try to breach Polish border

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SUPRASL, Poland  - Migrants trapped in Belarus made multiple attempts to force their way into Poland overnight, Warsaw said on Wednesday, announcing that it had reinforced the border as the European Union prepares to impose sanctions on Belarus over the crisis.
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Chinese aggression driving Europe towards Taiwan: European lawmaker

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Chinese aggression towards Taiwan is responsible for driving Europe towards the self-ruled island, said a European lawmaker who was part of a delegation that visited Taipei last week.
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Burhan says he will not be part of Sudan gov’t after transition

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Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said he will not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and denied that the army was responsible for the deaths of protesters rallying against the military takeover.
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China builds mockups of U.S. Navy ships in area used for missile target practice

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BEIJING - China's military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday.
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Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives ‘assassination attempt’

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Iraq’s military says Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad.
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Iran begins annual war games ahead of nuke talks with West

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Iran's military began its annual war games in a coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, state TV reported Sunday, less than a month before upcoming nuclear talks with the West. The report said navy and air force units as well as ground forces were participating in a more than 1 million square-kilometer (386,100 square-mile) area east of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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North Korea stages artillery firing drill in latest weapons test

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North Korea has conducted artillery firing exercises to bolster its defense capability, state media reported Sunday, its latest weapons test as Pyongyang continues to pressure Washington and Seoul to abandon what it calls their hostile policy toward it.
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Japan, Germany expand military ties as German warship visits

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Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Friday said Japan will step up military cooperation with Germany in the Indo-Pacific region as he welcomed a port call by the first German warship to visit Japan in about 20 years.
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Amid high hopes, can the European Patrol Corvette deliver?

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ROME — A European naval program worth €6 billion (U.S. $7 billion) to build a new corvette is picking up speed this autumn as naval chiefs throw their weight behind it, even as experts warn the long-awaited consolidation of Europe’s fragmented naval industry still faces stiff headwinds.
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Shaken and stirred: British Army’s Ajax troubles cast a long shadow

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LONDON — General Dynamics’ land systems operation in Spain has already built half of the hulls for the British Army’s Ajax armored cavalry program, even as the future of the vehicle is threatened by noise and vibration problems.
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GA-ASI to Design Unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station Aircraft

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded General Atomics $18 million to design and develop an unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft.
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The French Navy’s damaged nuclear sub is out at sea once more

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STUTTGART, Germany — The French Navy’s nuclear submarine Perle has returned to sea following just about a year of work to repair its fire-damaged body and splice it together with a second boat.
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Lockheed Martin Teams Up with Rafael to Develop SPICE 250 Weapon Systems

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Lockheed Martin will team up with Israeli company Rafael to jointly develop, market, manufacture and support Rafael's Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) 250 weapon system for sale in the United States and in Poland.
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Germany, US plan major aerial drill to defend Europe

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NEUBURG AIR BASE , Germany — Two Eurofighter aircraft belonging to the German Air Force sped down the runway on a perfectly autumnal October morning at Neuburg Air Base, about 60 miles north of Munich. One was flown by the service’s top military officer, Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, while the other carried U.S. Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Michael Loh.
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India Clears Military Purchases Worth $1.06B for Local Hardware Including Light Utility Helicopters

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India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry cleared the purchase of locally produced military hardware worth INR 7,965 Crore ($1.06 billion) on Tuesday.
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Senior Taliban Commander Killed in Hospital Attack

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A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital, officials said Wednesday.
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France calls leaked Macron text 'new low' in Australia subs row

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The Australia-France row over the collapse of a submarine deal reached an " unprecedented new low " when a text message from the French president to Australia's leader was leaked, France's ambassador to Canberra said Wednesday.
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