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Portugal Approves Purchase of Embraer’s A-29N Super Tucano

Rojoef Manuel -
Portugal has approved the acquisition of 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft from Embraer as part of its plan released in June to expand its military’s ground attack capabilities.
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Arms

First Abrams Tanks Reach Taiwan

Inder Singh Bisht -
The first batch of 38 of a planned 108 M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks procured by Taipei from the US has arrived in Taiwan.
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Air

Leonardo UK to Provide Missile-Luring EW Decoys for US F-35s

Inder Singh Bisht -
The US Navy has awarded Leonardo UK a $33-million contract to supply its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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Air

India Orders 12 Locally-Built Su-30MKI Jets for $1.5 Billion

Inder Singh Bisht -
The Indian government has contracted state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to produce 12 Su-30MKI fighter jets for the Indian Air Force.
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Arms

Greece Adopts Budget Almost Doubling Defense Spend

Staff Writer With AFP -
Greece will almost double its defense spending after parliament approved the 2025 state budget Sunday with a roll-call vote.
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Africa

Eastern DR Congo Peace Talks Fail, Angola Summit Cancelled

Staff Writer With AFP -
A summit between the DR Congo and Rwanda was abruptly cancelled after the latest round of talks to end fighting in the eastern DRC deadlocked.
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Middle East

Syria Ambush Kills Four in Assad Fiefdom: Monitor

Staff Writer With AFP -
An ambush on Saturday killed at least four fighters from a faction in the rebel alliance that overthrew Syria's president, a war monitor said.
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Africa

Niger Ministry Says 39 Killed in Attacks Near Burkina Faso

Staff Writer With AFP -
Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, Niamey's defense ministry said Saturday.
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Middle East

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill 17 Including Mayor

Staff Writer With AFP -
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes on the territory killed 17 people on Saturday, including seven at a UN school housing displaced people that the Israeli military said was used as a Hamas command center.
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Africa

Nine Dead in Attack on Sudan Hospital: WHO

Staff Writer With AFP -
An attack on the main hospital in the western Sudanese town of El-Fasher has killed nine people and wounded 20, the head of the World Health Organization said, forcing the facility to halt operations.
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Middle East

West Bank Man Killed in Clashes With Palestinian Security: Medic

Staff Writer With AFP -
Clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the occupied West Bank on Saturday killed one man, a medical source told AFP, with Hamas identifying him as a fighter.
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Asia Pacific

Russia Using N. Korean Troops in Bid to Reclaim Kursk: Zelensky

Staff Writer With AFP -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Russia had begun deploying North Korean soldiers to storm Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region.
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Americas

US Starts Relocating Marines From Japan’s Okinawa

Staff Writer With AFP -
The United States has begun relocating thousands of Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa, Tokyo and Washington said Saturday, after decades of mounting grievances among locals over America's military presence.
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Air

UK, Italy, Japan to Develop Next-Generation Fighter Jet

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UK, Italy, and Japan on Friday launched a joint venture to develop a supersonic next-generation fighter jet by 2035, replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Land

Israel Orders Troops to ‘Prepare to Remain’ in Syria Buffer Zone Through Winter

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.
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Air

Unidentified Drones Spotted Over German Military, Industrial Sites

Staff Writer With AFP -
German authorities said Friday that unidentified drones had been spotted flying over sensitive military and industrial sites including the US Ramstein airbase.
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