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Feb- 2018 -8 February
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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8 February
China dispatches Su-35s to patrol South China Sea
China deployed Su-35 advanced fighter jets to patrol the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army Air Force said.
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8 February
Philippines says Bell helicopters purchased from Canada ‘not for attack’
The Philippine military denied it planned to use 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters bought from Canada as attack aircraft against local insurgents, following reports Ottawa was reviewing the deal
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7 February
Syria says intercepted Israeli airstrikes near Damascus
Syrian air defense systems intercepted an Israeli air attack on a military position near the capital Damascus, the army said.
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6 February
US expands air campaign in northern Afghanistan
The US expanded its air campaign in northern Afghanistan, carrying out airstrikes in Badakhshan province near the border with China and Tajikistan, amid reports that American soldiers are being redeployed from Iraq.
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6 February
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky to collaborate on German heavy lift helicopter bid
Germany's Rheinmetall Group and Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement to offer the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter in the German Air Force heavy lift helicopter competition
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5 February
Iran begins mass production of Mohajer-6 combat drones
Iran's defense ministry announced that it has begun mass production of the indigeously-produced Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle
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3 February
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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2 February
Army helicopters crash in southern France, killing 5 officers
Five French Army officers were killed on Friday when a pair of army helicopters crashed in southern France.
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1 February
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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