Members of the German Army (Bundeswehr) load a U.S. howitzer from a rail car onto a heavy-goods transporter at the Bergen Hohne training facility as part of preparations for the U.S.-led Defender 2020 international military exercises on Feb. 12, 2020, near Bergen, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

Europeans crank up defense spending amid doubts over US backing

American bases overseas are no longer seen as an automatic commitment to longstanding allies, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

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Pakistan's Ra'ad cruise missile has been upgraded with almost double the range. Pictured is the Ra'ad I missile, an older version of the weapon, in a 2008 file photo. (Usman Ansari/Staff)

Pakistan tests a new cruise missile. Can it hit inside India?

The new Ra'ad II could have range of up to 600 kilometers.

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The Italian FREMM Alpino pierside in Baltimore. Manufacturer Fincantieri in February 2020 confirmed ongoing talks with Egypt for two vessels of the class. (Staff photo by David B. Larter)

Italy in talks to sell frigates to Egypt

The negotiations were confirmed by Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono following days of press speculation a deal was on the cards.

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The newly established Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary has been working on a series of projects since it was created in May, one being an automation task force. (Lance Cpl. Jose Villalobosrocha/U.S. Marine Corps)

A new cyber group to help Marines - and they don’t have purple hair

The newly established Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary has been working on a series of projects since it was created in May, one being an automation task force.

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A Russian warship takes part in maneuvers in the Black Sea, Crimea, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. The drills involved warships and aircraft that launched missiles at practice targets. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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