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Saudi arms sale “unprecedented”
Canada’s deal to equip Saudi Arabia with armoured vehicles is even larger than previously thought, according to official data obtained by Project Ploughshares through an Access to Information request.
U.S. grounds F-35 fleet after engine fire
The U.S. military grounded its entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets last week following an engine fire at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida.
Canada and militarization of space
The Canadian government is expanding its cooperation with the U.S., Britain, and Australia on space-related military activities.
Missile defence: What, again?
The Conservative government may be quietly revisiting a decade-old decision not to join the U.S. ballistic missile defence (BMD) program.
NATO nuke upgrade planned
Former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz has confirmed that a planned upgrade of the B61 nuclear bomb (the B61-12) will give the weapon enhanced military capabilities.