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  Ukraine receives first Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France

  Defense News - Rudy Ruitenberg

  PARIS — Ukraine received the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets promised by France on Thursday, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, …

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  BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns

  Defense News - Nikki Wentling

  The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service’s Mk 45 naval gun systems in …

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  US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says

  Defense News - Noah Robertson

  The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the …

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  Army secretary fires four-star general for promotion board meddling

  Defense News - Todd South

  Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth has fired a four-star general over his alleged inappropriate involvement in a subordinate’s promotion …

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  MDA conducts first-ever ballistic missile intercept test from Guam

  Defense News - Jen Judson

  The Missile Defense Agency intercepted an incoming ballistic missile threat target in a test from Guam, according to a Tuesday agency …

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  Air Force defers NGAD decision to Trump administration

  Defense News - Stephen Losey

  The Air Force has decided to let the incoming Trump administration make its own decision on the path forward for its Next Generation Air Dominance …