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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, left, shakes hands with Poland's foreign minister, Jacek Czaputowicz, before a panel discussion at the 55th Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15, 2019, in Munich, Germany. (Alexandra Beier/Getty Images)

NATO’s internal rifts emerge as powerful subtext at Munich forum

Germany’s defense minister is urging fellow NATO leaders to speak with one voice in their approach to ongoing crises, bringing to the forefront the simmering problem of diverging ideas threatening to split the alliance from within.

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A PackBot, an unmanned explosive ordnance disposal robotic platform, investigates a potential IED during exercise Eagle Wrath 2017 in Japan on June 16, 2017. Endeavor Robotics makes the PackBot. (Stephen Campbell/Marine Corps)

FLIR set to add Endeavor Robotics to its unmanned future

This marks the sensor company's third acquisition of a vehicle firm since late 2016.

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The Chinese Red Arrow 10 anti-tank missile system at IDEX 2019. (Jeff Martin/Staff)

Check out what China brought to one of the world’s largest defense exhibitions

Chinese defense companies brought a lot to IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi, including a laser weapons system and much more.

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The joint India-Russia supersonic missile BrahMos is on display at IDEX, targeting Middle East and African markets.

India-Russia joint venture missile BrahMos aims for Middle East and African markets at IDEX

The missile billed as “the world’s fastest cruise missile” is in wide use in the Indian military as a strike and anti-ship weapon.

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Iranians visit a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran on February 2, 2019, organized on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. - Iran announced the successful test of a new cruise missile with a range of over 1,350 kilometers on today, state TV reported. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

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