Brazil inks deal for Gripen aircraft
Brazil has signed a contract with Saab, the Swedish defense and security company, for acquisition of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft. ... more
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Syria regime air strikes kill 13 children: monitor
Syrian government air strikes on two besieged, rebel-held areas of the central province of Homs killed at least 31 people, 13 of them children, a monitoring group said on Sunday. ... more
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
How atmospheric winds influence ocean weather patterns
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Sweden's defense export agency faces dissolution
The Swedish government apparently plans to close its arms and defense equipment export agency in the coming year. ... more
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Britain taps Raytheon, Thales for IFF upgrade study
Britain's Ministry of Defense has commissioned a one-year study on upgrading its current Identification Friend-or-Foe systems to the new NATO standard. ... more
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Egypt expands 'terrorism-linked' military trials of civilians
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday enacted a decree allowing military trials for civilians suspected of attacking state infrastructure, after a string of deadly strikes on soldiers. ... more
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Cameroon army kills 39 Boko Haram fighters: defence ministry
Cameroonian troops killed 39 Boko Haram fighters in clashes with the Islamists, who were carrying out three raids on Cameroon's territory, the defence ministry said Sunday. ... more
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Suicide bomber kills at least 14 south of Baghdad
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged Humvee armoured vehicle near security forces and allied militiamen south of Baghdad, killing at least 14, an officer and a doctor said Monday. ... more
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