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US Army Selects Gentex for Advanced Soldier Communication Systems

Gentex Corporation will supply its Ops-Core AMP communication headset and integrated soldier systems for the US Army’s NGC2 prototyping program.

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TEKEVER, Skeleton Join Forces on Europe’s Next-Gen Defense Tech

TEKEVER and Skeleton Technologies have signed an agreement to explore joint projects aimed at strengthening Europe's defense and aerospace capabilities.

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SPARC AI Eyes Ukraine Defense Market With Overwatch Navigation Platform

SPARC AI has tapped CFC Defence to expand adoption of its Overwatch navigation platform in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Strikes on Russian-Annexed Crimea Kill 4, Pause Fuel Sales

Four people were killed and fuel sales were suspended in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-backed authorities there said on Sunday, after a massive Ukrainian barrage hit the Black Sea peninsula.

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Iran Says Lebanon Conflict ‘Main Topic’ in US Talks

Iran said on Sunday that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and militant group Hezbollah will top the agenda in talks with the United States in Switzerland, as well as issues such as frozen Iranian funds and the sale of the country's oil.

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Colombian Forces Kill Deputy of Country’s Most-Wanted Man: Ministry

Second-in-command to Colombia's most-wanted guerrilla Ivan Mordisco has been killed in a military operation, the country's defense ministry said on Saturday.

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Al Jazeera Rejects Israeli Accusations Against Journalist Killed in Gaza

Al Jazeera on Sunday rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative, as family and colleagues mourned the cameraman in the Palestinian territory.

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UN Sudan Envoy Urges Paramilitaries to Halt El-Obeid Assault

The UN secretary-general's special envoy for Sudan on Friday called the head of rebel paramilitary forces to urge him not to attack the major city of El-Obeid, where the United Nations fears an imminent offensive.

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Israel, Hezbollah Agree Ceasefire as US-Iran Deal Under Strain

Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.

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Lebanon State Media Says Five Dead in Fresh Israeli Strikes on South

Lebanese official media said fresh Israeli strikes on the country's south on Saturday killed five people, despite a new ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group announced a day earlier.

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