Arms makers see record revenues as tensions fuel demand: report
Stockholm (AFP) - Sales by the world's top 100 arms makers reached a record $679 billion last year, as the ...
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Trump ramps up Venezuela threats, warns airspace ‘closed’
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump sharply escalated his threats against Venezuela on Saturday with an ...
Trump says Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered ...
What are Russian forces doing in Mali amid jihadist blocade?
Abidjan (AFP) - Russian forces fighting in Mali have failed to break the country free from a stifling fuel blockade ...
France makes ‘historic’ accord to sell Ukraine 100 warplanes
Paris (AFP) - France's President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday signed an accord for Kyiv ...
Thyssenkrupp spins off warship unit to tap defence boom
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Shares in Thyssenkrupp's naval unit surged Monday as it was spun off from the German industrial ...
‘Battlefield’ video game sees big-time sales
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - The latest installment of military video game "Battlefield" hit the market with sales rivaling ...
Germany reviews warship order after delays
Berlin (AFP) - Berlin said Friday it was reviewing a major warship order that has faced lengthy delays, as reports ...
France doubles down on threat to build future fighter jet alone
Paris (AFP) - France is in a position to develop a next-generation combat aircraft alone should negotiations with Germany and ...
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France’s Dassault
Cergy-Pontoise (France) (AFP) - The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future ...
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