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US grounds V-22 Osprey fleet following fatal crash

The US military announced on Wednesday that it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 tiltrotor aircraft, a week after one of the aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan,...

US warship, commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea

The Pentagon has received reports of attacks on an American warship and "multiple" other ships in the Red Sea. The reports pertain to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney...

Brazil steps up military presence on northern border amid Venezuela-Guyana tensions

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Brazil announced on Wednesday that it has increased its defensive measures along the northern border of the country due to a territorial dispute...

US Reaper UAV shot down near Yemen

A US MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down on Wednesday off the coast of Yemen, as claimed by a spokesperson for the Houthis in Yemen. The drone...

Polish armed forces receive new Bor precision rifles

Polish arms manufacturer Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów announced the delivery of the first batch of Bor precision rifles to the Polish armed forces. Under a contract worth nearly 2.9 million Polish...

Israel’s Arrow air defence system intercepts ballistic missile

Israel's Arrow air defence system intercepted a ballistic missile on 31 October for the first time ever, in an attempted strike that is believed to have been launched from...