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Aug- 2021 -12 August
Rheinmetall Demos Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicle Modules
Rheinmetall conducted demonstrations in which two of its new Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles carried sensors and weapons systems.
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Jul- 2021 -8 July
Russian Jet Alarm Interrupts Spain PM’s Press Briefing
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to interrupt a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania on Thursday when jets there were scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes.
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Jun- 2021 -18 June
Thales Developing Underwater Communication System for Spanish Navy
Defense firm Thales has announced production of the TUUM-6 underwater digital communication system for the Spanish Navy.
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May- 2021 -17 May
Boost for European Fighter Jet as Paris, Berlin, Madrid Seal Deal
France, Germany, and Spain said Monday that they had reached agreement on the next phase of their plans to build a joint European fighter jet, capping months of negotiations over how to share the work and the intellectual property.
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Apr- 2021 -30 April
European Nations Vow Continuing Security Support for Sahel
Four European countries on Friday pledged to continue their security support for nations in the troubled Sahel region.
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Dec- 2020 -1 December
General Atomics Delivers Final MQ-9A Block 5 UAV to Spain
General Atomics has made its final delivery of two MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft to Spain, the first international purchase of the drone platform.
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Apr- 2020 -22 April
British ISIS foreign fighter arrested in Spain
A British former rapper and notorious Islamic state suspect has been arrested in Spain, judicial sources said
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1 April
Turkish defense ministry sends COVID-19 supplies to Italy and Spain
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkey on Wednesday sent health supplies including masks to Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus, the defense ministry said. “Health supplies prepared to fight COVID-19 together, and with the hopes of seeing brighter days were sent en route to Spain and Italy” by a military plane, the ministry tweeted in English. An accompanying video clip showed a Turkish military A-400M cargo plane preparing to take off. Health supplies prepared to fight COVID-19 together, and with the hopes of seeing brighter days were sent en route to Spain and Italy by A-400M type planes belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces.https://t.co/o7zcZJ6JEP pic.twitter.com/Fp3GWs5yTH — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) April 1, 2020 The defense ministry posted the same message in Turkish, Spanish and Italian. The supplies including masks, overalls and anti-bacterial fluids, produced in the defense ministry’s factories and sewing facilities. Local resources were being sent “on the instructions of President” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the ministry statement. The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 30,000 people in Europe, more than three-quarters of the deaths registered in Italy and Spain, according to an AFP tally at 0700 GMT Wednesday using official figures. The …
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Mar- 2020 -17 March
Rockets hit Iraq’s Besmaya base housing Coalition and NATO troops
A pair of rockets hit the Iraqi Besmaya base hosting U.S.-Led coalition and NATO troops, Iraq's military said
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10 March
African Lion multinational exercises scaled back over coronavirus threat
The size and scope of annual African Lion exercise will be reduced this year to reduce the exposure of forces to novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
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