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Zelenskiy shakes up national security post as protesters rally for second day
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tapped Ukraine's former top cop — Ihor Klymenko — to lead the national security and defence council, after his dismissal of a popular young defence m...
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Wars shift focus from jets to weapons at Farnborough Airshow
Spiralling security risks are expected to push defence to the forefront of Britain's Farnborough Airshow, as aerospace and arms makers struggle to keep pace with demand for weapon...
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Saab profit beats forecast as defence boom spurs surge in orders
Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab reported a bigger-than-expected rise in operating earnings for the second quarter on Friday as booming demand in its major markets drove ...
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Quiet U.S. pullback in Eastern Europe sparks wider allied worries
As Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur prepared to fly to the NATO summit in Ankara this month, he revealed to local journalists that several hundred U.S. troops deployed to hi...
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US to take lead in probe into Ryanair Boeing 737 engine failure over Greece
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it will lead the investigation into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Ryanair Boeing 737's b...
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Pentagon chief backs pilots amid review into US Navy Blue Angels' low altitude flight
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Thursday amid a review by the military into one of the jets flying at low altitude over a crowd in Florida.
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Estonia says US arms delayed over Iran war will arrive in coming months
U.S. arms deliveries to Estonia that were temporarily suspended due to the Iran war are now expected to arrive in the Baltic country in the coming months, Estonian Defence Minist...
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US agencies have seized more than 700 drones near World Cup sites
U.S. agencies have seized over 700 drones near FIFA World Cup venues and fan zones since the start of the tournament on June 11, the FBI said on Thursday.
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Ousted defence minister lays bare rift at heart of Ukraine's war effort
An extraordinary outburst by outgoing Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov laid bare a rift at the heart of Ukraine's war effort on Thursday, pitting a new guard pushing technology as...
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Franco-German defence cooperation under strain as Macron, Merz meet
France and Germany will discuss deepening cooperation on nuclear deterrence, missile defence, long-range strike capabilities and space at a joint ministerial retreat, the Elysee s...
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Starmer says UK to help fund 16 Gripen fighter jets for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday pledged €300 million ($345 million) to help equip Ukraine with a squadron of 16 Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, making one of h...
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GE Aerospace lifts 2026 forecast as airlines keep up maintenance spending
GE Aerospace raised its 2026 profit forecast on Thursday, as spending from airlines on aftermarkets services and parts remained resilient despite higher fuel prices and fewer flig...
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Vance says some in Israeli government sought to sway US on Iran deal
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence U.S. public opinion to oppose a deal by the U.S. to end the war with Iran, in a pod...
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Who is Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov, the dismissed defence minister?
The tech-savvy reformer is the last remaining minister to have held positions in all of Volodymyr Zelenskiy's governments.
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Iran war leaves crisis-weary European airlines ready for a shakeout
As renewed conflict in the Gulf drives up oil prices, airline investors and industry executives see mounting signs that Europe's financially weaker carriers may be headed for a sh...
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Russia says it hits military targets in Kyiv, Ukrainian ports
Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday it hit military and industrial facilities in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, as well as infrastructure at ports in Odesa and Pivdennyi a...
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Airbus in talks to sell jets to Flynas, sources say
Airbus is in talks to sell more of its A330neo widebody aircraft to Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas , with an announcement possible as early as next week's Farnborough Airshow, ...
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US aviation industry urges Congress to provide $20 billion for air traffic control upgrades
The U.S. aviation sector urged Congress on Wednesday to provide $20 billion to complete a massive effort to modernize America's aging air traffic control system and reduce systemi...
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