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December 17, 2014

Danger in the skies as Russia, NATO play cat-and-mouse
Brussels (AFP) Dec 18, 2014
Recent close shaves between Russian fighters and civilian aircraft highlight the dangers of the cat-and-mouse game being played out between Moscow and the West in European skies amid the crisis in Ukraine, analysts say. In the latest incident, Sweden said Friday that a Russian military jet nearly collided with a passenger plane south of Malmoe shortly after take-off from Copenhagen International Airport. Both countries called in their Russian ambassadors to protest, only to be told that a huge i ... read more

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Iraq jihadists release pictures of mass execution

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New, lighter mortar system for U.S. Army

Australia, U.S. order military radio systems

Turbomeca to support engines on Australian military training helicopters

Salient Federal Solutions providing mass notification systems to Marines

Firms plead guilty to overbilling for food, water for troops in Afghanistan

Greece seeks acquisition of Chinook helicopters

Navy to get new type of small combat vessel

Dutch sell armored vehicles to Estonia

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Israeli PM rejects Palestinian UN bid as he meets Kerry

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