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Europe’s defense gaps loom large as weapon makers schmooze in London

MILAN — Despite increased investments in homegrown weapons and systems, European nations are still facing major gaps in intelligence gathering, space access, long-range strike and missile defense, leaving governments here heavily reliant on the United States, according to a recent report. The findings by a London-based think tank come ahead of one of Europe’s largest defense exhibitions, DSEI…
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Long-sought manufacturing gains are boosting North Korea arms buildup

BERLIN — When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un visited what state media called an “automated missile factory” in late August, he pranced past endless rows of ballistic missiles, each capable of accurately delivering a nuclear warhead to Seoul with minutes’ notice. The remarkable success of the hermit regime’s missile program is a direct consequence of Pyongyang’s concerted effort to…
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Flight tests begin on US Air Force’s new ‘doomsday plane’

The Air Force and aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp. have started flight tests on the service’s next-generation “doomsday plane.” Flight tests for the E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Control, or SAOC, are being held at the Aviation Innovation and Technology Center…
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Trump’s 2-week deadline for Russia to start peace talks comes and goes

The two-week deadline that President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine ended Thursday, with Russia showing no signs of stopping the violence as Western leaders pushed for additional security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron by phone Thursday following a Paris…
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U.S. troops will stay in Poland, Trump assures Polish leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump affirmed that the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland as he had a warm meeting Wednesday with the country’s new president, Karol Nawrocki. Trump had taken the unusual step of endorsing Nawrocki in the…
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Xi, Putin, Kim Jong Un unite at glitzy China military parade

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — China did not disappoint with its massive Sep. 3 military parade through Tiananmen Square, the site of a violent massacre in the heart of Beijing in June 1989, with numerous VIPs from around the world attending. As China celebrated its victory…
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Babcock, Fincantieri, Saab seek Poland ties as ‘Orca’ sub award nears

WARSAW, Poland — U.K. company Babcock International, Sweden’s Saab and Italian Fincantieri have signed deals to boost cooperation with Polish state-run defense group PGZ. The developments come as Poland’s Ministry of National Defence is accelerating efforts to select new submarines that will expand its capacities in the Baltic Sea’s shallow waters, a program all three companies have shown…
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