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“The emergency services said at least seven people were killed in a strike in Darnytskyi district. Another 14 were injured, including two children, it reported.”
“Ukrainian drones should exceed 4,000 km in range in 2026.”
“Israel says 37 of its soldiers and one military contractor, along with two civilians, have been killed by Hezbollah attacks.”
“There are about seven nuclear reactors there”
“Captain Bill helped create the Naval Museum of Alberta and The Military Museums in Calgary.”
“M1 interceptor reaches a range of up to 150 km to tackle tactical point-defence targets like fighter jets and cruise missiles.”
“Nirmal Purja was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2018 for distinguished military service.”
“In Solomyanskyi district, two people died and eight were injured, including two children, as a five-storey residential building was partially destroyed, officials said.”
“long-range drones could achieve distances between 5,000 km and 10,000 km, or about 6,000 miles, by 2027.”
“Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in July that Israeli forces further south had demolished more than 15,000 homes in border villages to prevent residents from returning.”
“U.S. and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours”
“He enlisted on his 18th birthday in November 1942.”
“M2 interceptor has an extended range of 250 km to intercept stealth aircraft and high-speed threats.”
“Madrid responded by deploying the military to the enclave, which is approximately eight miles away from the mainland, to deal with the ongoing situation.”
“However, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) controlled more than 60%.”
“Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security" signed by US President Donald Trump to ensure that it has an operating army-regulated nuclear reactor on a domestic military site by September 30, 2028”
“Israeli air strikes have killed at least 130 Lebanese first responders, including three from this all-volunteer unit of the Nabatiyeh Emergency Medical Services.”
“Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces stated that the strikes killed 20 and wounded 32 of their fighters”
“made up of almost 160,000 Allied troops and some 14,000 Canadians.”
“M3 interceptor will reach an outer range of 350 to 400 km to engage high-value assets like AWACS and refuellers.”
“Israel responded to the attack by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 73,290 people have been killed, according to the territory's health ministry whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.”
“one of three finalists in the Pentagon’s Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations program”
“The Basma family, who lived just across a lane from them in a neighborhood called the Nuns' Quarter, was killed in an airstrike in March — the parents along with all four of their children.”
“Reports from late 2025 indicated that it would begin receiving the medium‑range Cheongung‑II, or KM‑SAM, air defense missile system it had ordered from South Korea as part of a landmark $2.78 billion deal”
“In all, 4,414 Allied troops, including 381 Canadians, were killed that day.”
“Currently, MRSAM (IAF and Army versions) and LRSAM (for Navy), also called Barak-8 system, provide protection for ranges from 70km to 150km.”
“Israel killed more than 70,000 Palestinians during the war, and more than 1,000 more since the ceasefire, according to the Hamas-run health ministry whose figures are seen as reliable by the UN.”
“Amnesty International investigated the March 31 airstrike that killed the family, saying there were no apparent military targets nearby and calling it a potential war crime.”
“It’s also expected to finalize a deal for 14 advanced Dassault Rafale F4 multirole fighter jets from France”
“A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday”
“Once fully developed, Kusha interceptor missiles will provide multi-layered protection from a range starting from 130 km to 400km.”
“Spain later deployed its armed forces to bolster security in Ceuta and at its sister city of Melilla, where between 300 to 400 crossings were also reported overnight.”
“X-3 is one of more than 81,000 U.S. service members whose remains have either never been found or never been identified.”
“Iraq paid the initial $500 million installment but has delayed further payments that were due last year”
“Russia launched more than 70 missiles, a significant number of them ballistic missiles, he said, and over 280 attack drones, of which more than 260 were intercepted.”
“Right now, the Russian-S400 Triumf with a range of 400 km is being used to provide long-range air shields.”
“During his 16 years in the British military”
“DOD says there are currently around 120 unidentified soldiers in Alaska and over 1,900 in Hawaii.”
“After U.S. airstrikes killed 25 Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militants in Iraq and Syria in late December 2019 in retaliation for a militia rocket attack that killed a U.S. military contractor in Kirkuk”
“In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russian attack killed six people and wounded 10, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional military administration, in a post on Telegram.”
“The indigenous system is slated for full military induction and deployment between 2028 and 2030.”
“Purja joined the British Army in 2003 and became a Royal Marine in 2009.”
“Sixteen soldiers were on the twin-motor C-53B when it went down during a routine flight between two Alaska bases.”
“On January 3, President Trump made the fateful decision to order a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s IRGC’s extraterritorial Quds Force, and Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis”
“In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.”
“India’s successful maiden flight test of the indigenous Project Kusha on July 23 was not just any missile test but it was a giant step towards building a homegrown long-range air defence system capable of reducing dependence on imported de…”
“He was 17 when he joined the nationwide protests against the military coup in Myanmar in 2021.”
“The wreckage of the plane and 10 of the servicemen were never found.”
“Liv Morgan’s first televised title defense in more than three months”
“More than 56,000 people sheltered in Kyiv’s subway stations overnight, according to the Facebook post from the metro system.”
“the refinery has an annual processing capacity of around 15 million tonnes of oil.”
“The soldiers left the village after one month.”
“Only one of the recovered men remained unidentified: X-3.”
“In late May 2025, it increased the number of jets it ordered from 16 to 40 and the overall value of the deal from $1.6 billion to $4.2 billion”
“A cruise missile attack struck the western city of Lviv, killing one person and wounding over 30, including children aged 6, 13 and 15, said Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv regional military administration.”
“model distillation is being widely adopted by researchers affiliated with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and other Chinese military institutions”
“Last month Myanmar's military ruler General Min Aung Hlaing was given a red-carpet welcome by China's Xi Jinping”
“He said they were fortunate to find X-3's remains just three feet under.”
“The HQ-9BEs, which came with at least 70 surface-to-air missiles with an estimated range of approximately 155 miles”
“In the Poltava region, a drone hit warehouses, killing one person, said regional military head Vitalii Diakivnych.”
“The vehicle hit the animal, lost control, rolled over nearly five times, and skidded for around 100 metres before coming to a halt.”
“The Russian attack included 35 missiles and 185 attack drones”
“In an estimated $300 million deal, it acquired two advanced S-300 PMU-2 air defense missile systems from Russia in 2011, along with an estimated 200 48N6 missiles with an approximate 90-mile range”
“Closer to the front line, which comes under almost daily attack, Russian forces dropped three glide bombs on an industrial zone in the southern city of Kherson, killing a 56-year-old man, local officials said.”
“Major Hamza Arif, 30, a resident of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, succumbed to his injuries during treatment.”
“Only one of 27 ballistic missiles were shot down due to the country's dwindling supply of Patriot air defense missiles”
“Around that time, it ordered its first Barak missile system from Israel along with 40 Barak-LRAD (long-range air defense) and 40 Barak-ER (extended-range) missiles with 43-mile and 93-mile ranges, respectively, as part of a larger $1.6 bil…”
“Four people were injured and 200 workers were evacuated, he said, adding that about 100 firefighters were deployed.”
“Notably, the accident occurred at the same location where, about a year ago, a private bus caught fire in a devastating incident that claimed the lives of 29 passengers who were trapped inside.”
“where seven people died and 14 were hurt, according to Ukraine's state emergency service”
“In 2021 amid heightened tensions with Iran, Azerbaijan even briefly considered acquiring Israel’s advanced Arrow 3, an exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile, which would’ve been a true game-changing capability. It seems it settled for addi…”
“The camel also died on the spot.”
“Lithuania's foreign minister said his country's embassy in Kyiv sustained damage when missiles hit nearby”
“Baku simultaneously ordered 100 9M38 and another 100 9M317 missiles for these systems directly from Russia.”
“police found the dead camel lying beside the road and a badly damaged black Tata Safari SUV (registration number GJ39CC1403) near the Army boundary wall.”
“Russia's Defense Ministry characterized the attack as a large-scale strike on military-industrial and logistics sites in Kyiv”
“Reports in November 2023 indicate that Azerbaijan ordered Barak MX systems as part of a $1.2 billion deal”
“The body of Major Hamza Arif has been shifted to the mortuary at Jawahar Hospital, Jaisalmer, where a post-mortem examination is being conducted.”
“every package of ballistic missile interceptors saves the lives of our people”
“While enduring a drone attack against Nakhchivan International Airport in its eponymous western exclave on March 5, Azerbaijan did not come under any other fire so far in the Iran war that started on February 28”
“he expected to move ahead with a plan that would give Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot air defense missiles”
“In April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Azerbaijan with a delegation and proclaimed the country’s readiness “to share its experience and assist in organizing and strengthening the air defense system.””
“he held talks with executives at Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor that makes the Patriot missiles”
“Near the end of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, one of these missiles reportedly intercepted an Armenian Russian-made 9K720 Iskander quasi-ballistic missile”
“we have not agreed to that”
“On Monday, the Pentagon announced agreements with L3Harris Technologies and Lockheed Martin to expand weapons production capacity for components of two missile interceptors over the next seven years.”
“One airstrike killed a person and wounded 19 in the southern city of Kherson”
“The White House requested $11.4 billion in procurement funding for the THAAD in fiscal year 2027, $10.5 billion of which it slated for a potential reconciliation bill. It requested the rest, $907.2 million, through regular appropriations.”
“Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries overnight in Russia's Bashkortostan region, roughly 1,000 miles from the front lines”
“Meanwhile, $10.9 billion of the president’s $12.2 billion request for PAC-3 MSE interceptor procurement relies on reconciliation.”
“A sanctioned Russian container ship was also sunk in the Black Sea following a Ukrainian drone strike”
“The appropriations committee approved $1.3 billion in PAC-3 MSE procurement funding while recommending about $174 million less in procurement funds for the THAAD program than the White House requested through regular appropriations.”
“Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear firm, which owns the vessel's operating subsidiary, said it had only been carrying frozen food and construction materials”
“Last week, the department announced an award for more than $35 billion to Lockheed Martin to produce THAAD interceptors.”
“Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt.”
“On Wednesday, the U.S. Army awarded the company a $54 billion contract to produce PAC-3 MSE interceptors.”
“Spain's government said it would send the Armed Forces to help the Civil Guard 'maintain security in the city of Ceuta.'”
“Juan Jesús Vivas, the head of Ceuta's regional government, called for the national government to declare an emergency on grounds of national security, asking for more police and for the army to be deployed on the border 'to guarantee the i…”
“103 House Democrats unsuccessfully voting on an amendment to eliminate $3.3 billion of U.S. military and humanitarian aid to Israel. Ninety-eight Democrats voted to preserve the funding, while 10 abstained by voting 'present'.”
“The announcement comes more than nine months after a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire was signed.”
