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Middle East
SDF claims it shot down a Turkish Bayraktar drone that crashed in Efrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces claimed its fighters shot down a Turkish Bayraktar Tactical drone that crashed near Quda, a small town in the Rajo district of Efrin near the Syria-Turkey border.
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Business
Latvia to buy Israeli Spike guided missiles for CVR-T vehicles for €108 million
Latvia is to buy Israel-made Spike anti-tank guided missiles for it CVR-T armored vehicle fleet for €108 million ($132 million)
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Middle East
Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border
Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.
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Business
US Air Force orders more 30,000 pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs
The US Air Force contracted Boeing to produce GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided "bunker buster" bombs, a Department of Defense release said.
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Business
Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”
Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM fighters to be delivered in 2018
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Business
US approves $735 million sale to Finland of Harpoon anti-ship and ESSM air defense missiles
The U.S. State Department approved the $735 million sale of 112 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and 68 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles used to defend ships from aerial attack, the Defense Cooperation Security Agency said.
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Middle East
Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria
Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.
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Technology
Turkey successfully tests HISAR-A short-range air defense missile, ministry says
Turkey conducted a successful test flight of its HISAR-A short-range, low-altitude air defense missile system
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Technology
Boeing awarded $6.6 billion contract for GMD ballistic missile defense system
Boeing has been awarded a $6.6 billion modification to a 2012 contract for development and sustainment of the United States' Ground-based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system
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Business
BAE Systems awarded $149 million more for Paladin vehicle production
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $149 million modification to an earlier contract for M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer vehicle sets, a U.S. Department of Defense release said.
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