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BAE wins $2.5B deal to supply more CV90 vehicles to Denmark, Sweden

BAE Systems has won a new $2.5 billion contract to build more CV90 combat vehicles for Denmark and Sweden, the company announced Friday. Denmark has ordered 115 new CV9035 MkIIICs, and Sweden is acquiring 50 new vehicles. The deal also includes financing more vehicles...
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US offers Viper, Black Hawk helicopters to Slovakia in revised pitch

WARSAW, Poland — As Slovak officials ponder the purchase of new attack helicopters, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák has announced Bratislava has received two new offers from the United States, allowing the nation to choose...
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EU’s new defense czar looks to kick rearmament into high gear

PARIS — The European Union’s brand new defense commissioner laid out his priorities for the 27-nation bloc in coming years, including keeping military aid flowing to Ukraine and arming up to prepare for possible Russian aggression against EU member states. Russia is...
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Three US personnel being tested for brain injuries after Syria attack

Three U.S. service members are undergoing tests for potential traumatic brain injury after a strike earlier this week on an American base in Syria. In a briefing Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the attack occurred near Military Support Site...
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