armed
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Germany, on the other hand, has launched a massive military investment programme with vows from Merz to build Europe's largest conventional armed forces.
From Barron's
With capitals often giving priority to contracts with national companies, Europe’s armed forces suffer from overlaps and incompatibilities, high prices due to low economies of scale, and a fragmented industry.
They have given way to giants armed with sturdy balance sheets that can better weather price shocks.
About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation's armed forces and help them with intelligence in their battle against growing security threats from Islamist militants and other armed groups.
From BBC
In Tuesday’s statement, both the U.S. and the Philippines reiterated their commitment to the mutual-defense treaty, saying that the pact extended to armed attacks against either country’s forces, aircraft and vessels.
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