Ukraine gets in line for Swedish Gripen-E fighter jets
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Russia stages nuclear drills as Trump-Putin summit is put on hold
Putin emphasized that the maneuvers had been planned in advance, but they came shortly after the prospects of a meeting with Donald Trump fell through.
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Europe’s three big space operators have announced a merger of their space businesses to take on competitors like Elon Musk’s Starlink.
US, Europe fly the same jets, but can’t always fix each other’s: Rand
Variants within the same plane model, incompatible support equipment and a lack of shared data create barriers to interoperability, a Rand report warns.
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