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Japan to Give Indonesia High-Speed Patrol Boats in Security Deal

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Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China.
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Africa

Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadist Group Claims Deadly Benin Attack

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An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops.
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Africa

Russia Eyes Libya to Replace Syria as Africa Launchpad

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The fall of Russian ally Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold, experts say.
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Americas

Zelensky Says Spoke With Biden, Thanked Him for Support

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Ukrainian President Zelensky said he spoke with US counterpart Biden and thanked him for his "unwavering support" less than two weeks before the Democrat leaves office.
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Europe

Norway Wants to Build New Air Shelters in Case of War

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Norway wants to reintroduce mandatory construction of air raid shelters in new buildings for boosting preparedness in case of war.
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Middle East

Syria Monitor Says Assad Loyalist ‘Executed’ in Public

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Syria monitor said fighters of transitional administration publicly executed a local official accused of being a loyalist of Bashar al-Assad.
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Americas

QinetiQ to Supply Drone Target Support Services for US Navy

Christine Casimiro -
The Pentagon has awarded QinetiQ Target Systems Canada a $13.3-million contract to supply Vindicator II target drone support services to the US Navy.
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Air

US Air Force Tests Faster Pilot Training Program

Christine Casimiro -
To meet its goal of producing 1,500 pilots per year, the US Air Force is testing a new Initial Pilot Trainingt model.
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Europe

German Military Orders 120 Medical Trucks From Rheinmetall

Rojoef Manuel -
Rheinmetall has accepted a contract to supply up to 120 mobile medical stations for the German Armed Forces.
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Business

Serbia Terminates Military Contracts With Russia

Rojoef Manuel -
Serbia has aborted multiple military contracts with Russia due to international sanctions against Moscow after it invaded Ukraine.
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Air

Russia Completes Delivery of Su-30 Combat Jets to Myanmar

Rojoef Manuel -
The Myanmar Air Force has received the two final export versions of the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets as part of a contract with Russia signed in 2018.
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Air

Boeing to Test Drones for Japanese ‘Loyal Wingman’ Experiment

Rojoef Manuel -
Japan has awarded Boeing a contract to test aerial drones for the manned-unmanned teaming research and development.
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Americas

Charles River to Develop AI Submarine Detection System for US Navy

Giulia Bernacchi -
The US Navy has awarded Charles River Analytics $1 million to develop a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for submarines detection.
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Europe

UK Activates AI Monitoring System for NATO Undersea Infrastructure

Giulia Bernacchi -
The UK has activated a monitoring system supporting the NATO Joint Expeditionary Force to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure.
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Americas

Germany Opposes Trump Call to Raise NATO Defense Spending to 5% of GDP

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposed US President-elect Donald Trump's call for NATO members to raise defense budget to five percent of GDP.
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Africa

Attack Kills 28 Beninese Troops Near Niger, Burkina Border

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Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Benin, as violence blamed on jihadists based in neighboring countries increases.
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