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Jan- 2020 -3 January
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike
AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu
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Dec- 2019 -27 December
Russia says first Avangard hypersonic missile enters service
Russian defense minister Sergey Shoygu told President Vladimir Putin that the country's first Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service
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20 December
US approves sale of equipment for Argentina’s 4 P-3C Orion patrol aircraft
The U.S. State Department approved the $78 million possible sale of equipment, parts, support and services for Argentina's four P-3C aircraft
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20 December
US awards Boeing $1.4 billion to support foreign AH-64 Apache helicopter fleets
The US Defense Department awarded Boeing a $1,461,384,102 contract to support foreign military sales of the Apache AH-64D/E
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16 December
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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4 December
Lockheed Martin awarded $998 million hypersonic ARRW missile contract
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $998 million contract modification for the hypersonic Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) missile
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Nov- 2019 -27 November
Niger: German C-160 tests new runway at Niamey air base
A Transall C-160 ESS cargo aircraft took off and landed to test a new runway in Niger's capital Niamey, the Bundeswehr said
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26 November
Iraqi air force drops Paveway II laser-guided bombs on ISIS positions near Tikrit
Iraqi Air Force F-16 fight jets dropped GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs on Islamic State positions in northern Iraq
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25 November
Turkey tests Russian S-400 air defense missile system
Turkey began testing its Russian S-400 missile defense system despite repeated calls from the US that it could lead to sanctions
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21 November
US approves $4 billion sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco
The US approved a sale of 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Hellfire and Stinger missiles and APKWS to Morocco for $4.25 billion
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