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Poland scrambles jets to guard against Russian attacks on Ukraine

Warsaw said all steps were taken to secure the country's airspace as Moscow pummeled Ukraine with missiles on Saturday.

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WATCH: Gazans return home after months of devestating war

Some 1.7 million people in the Palestinian enclave have been displaced since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Business

The German missile supplier with big ambitions for the European market

The German supplier MBDA has big plans to provide defence systems in Europe but it’s facing stiff competition.

World News

Safer skies - France and Germany disagree on air defence strategy

France and Germany are leading two different approaches to defending Europe's skies from Russian missiles with both livelihoods and lives at stake.

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Mobility

Inside the giant wind tunnels where new jets and missiles are tested

The models for the Concorde, Rafale, Airbus 380, and all of France’s nuclear missiles are said to have been tested here.

Ukraine

Ukraine calls for allies to provide fighter jets and ammunition

Ukraine presses allies for ammunition and fighter jets at a two day meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.

Ukraine

New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11

A fresh barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine comes a day after Kyiv's allies confirmed they would send advanced military tanks to the war-torn country.

Ukraine

US is reportedly poised to approve Patriot missile battery for Ukraine

The United States is reportedly poised to send a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine, making it the most advanced surface-to-air missile provided to the country.

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NKo TV airs footage of missile launch from train

North Korea said on Thursday it successfully launched ballistic missiles from a train for the first time and was continuing to bolster its defences, after the two Koreas test-fired missiles hours apart in dueling displays of military might.

Russia

Russia claims successful test launch of hypersonic missile

Russia's Defence Ministry said the missile had successfully hit a land-based target on the coast of the Barents Sea.

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US Navy tests aircraft carrier with explosives

The U.S. Defense Department says the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier completed a set of scheduled Full Ship Shock Trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday.

Turkey

Turkey 'tests' Russian air defence system despite US sanctions threat

US officials had previously told Turkey that the S-400 missiles were incompatible with NATO's own defences