Category: defence
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Political storms won’t curb military spending boom, defence firms say By Reuters
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By Joe Brock and Joanna Ploczynska FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Defence companies are confident that Western governments will continue to boost arms spending to counter Russia and China, shrugging off concerns that political turmoil in the United States and Europe could curb military budgets. Global defence spending hit a record…
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Factbox-Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin’s choice as defence minister? By Reuters
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise appointment of a new defense minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister and economics specialist, for the post more than two years after the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. Here are some facts about Andrei…
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Kenya taps Israeli loan for upgrade of air defence
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Kenya is acquiring a high-tech missile defense system from Israel using a billion shillings loan from Tel Aviv amid growing security threats in the Gulf of Aden from Houthi rebels and Somalia’s Al-Shabaab. The missile barrier, called the Spyder Air Defense System, will be acquired from an Israeli company, Rafael…