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Mozambique police kill 9 ‘insurgents’ in Cabo Delgado province

Staff Writer With AFP -
Police in Mozambique said that they killed nine "insurgents" in the country's far north after ten people were decapitated by suspected jihadists in the region a week earlier
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Asia Pacific

India flight tests nuclear-capable Agni-5 long-range ballistic missile

Fergus Kelly -
India conducted a successful flight test of its Agni-5 long-range ballistic missile, the sixth test of the indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile
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Europe

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

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Middle East

Iraq court sentences French woman to life in prison for joining ISIS

Joanne Stocker -
An Iraqi court sentenced a French woman to life in jail for membership in ISIS despite her claims that her husband tricked her into traveling to the region
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Air

Tata Boeing delivers first India-made AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselage

Fergus Kelly -
Tata Boeing Aerospace has delivered the first AH-64 Apache combat helicopter fuselage made in its facility in Hyderabad, India
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Asia Pacific

China releases video of 56-boat drone swarm near Hong Kong

Drake Long -
Chinese state media published video of a swarm of 56 Yunzhou-Tech unmanned boats coordinating a set of maneuvers near the Wanshan islands south of Hong Kong
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Technology

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

Fergus Kelly -
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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Africa

US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 12 militants, Africom says

Staff Writer With AFP -
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 12 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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Asia Pacific

India’s Modi calls for ‘equal access’ to Asia-Pacific air and sea spaces

Staff Writer With AFP -
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law.
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Africa

Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role

Joseph Hammond -
Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic
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Americas

Raytheon awarded $15 million to produce Over-The-Horizon naval missiles

Fergus Kelly -
Raytheon was awarded a contract to produce Kongsberg Naval Strike Missiles in the Over-the-Horizon Weapon Systems competition for the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships and future frigates
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Asia Pacific

Australia’s new Boxer CRVs will carry Israel’s Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles

Fergus Kelly -
The Australian Army's new Rheinmetall Boxer Combat reconnaissance vehicles will carry Israeli-designed Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missiles, a senior defense official said.
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Africa

China participates in West Africa ‘Eku Kugbe’ naval exercise for the first time

Drake Long -
China sent its guided-missile frigate Yancheng to Lagos for a multinational naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea, the first time it has participated in the Nigerian-led maritime conference
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Asia Pacific

US, Japan and India to carry out naval exercise under new Indo-Pacific Command

Joanne Stocker -
The US, Japanese and Indian navies will carry out latest the latest 'Malabar' maritime security exercise off the coast of Guam this summer
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Americas

Orbital to produce 271 anti-radar missiles for US Navy and Australia

Joanne Stocker -
Orbital ATK was awarded a $171 million contract modification to convert and produce AGM-88 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles for the US Navy and Australia
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Africa

UN Secretary-General Guterres vows to pursue support for G5 Sahel anti-terror force

Joanne Stocker -
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres vowed to pursue support for the G5 Sahel anti-terror force during a visit to the mission headquarters in Mali
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