Air
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Aug- 2018 -21 August
Iran’s first indigenously developed fighter jet looks a lot like the American F-5
Iran unveiled the "Kowsar," it's first domestic fighter jet that looked remarkably like the Northrop Grumman F-5
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21 August
Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby
A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding the pilot ejected safely.
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20 August
India flight tests helicopter-launched Nag missiles, SAAW glide bombs
India's armed forces tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon glide bomb system and the HeliNa helicopter-launched Nag anti-tank missile, the Ministry of Defence said
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20 August
US soldier killed in special operations helicopter crash in Iraq
A US led Coalition against ISIS service member, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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15 August
PKK leader in Sinjar killed in Turkish airstrike
Turkey carried out an operation in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq, which the armed forces said killed PKK leader Zeki Shingali
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14 August
Lockheed awarded $480 million more for hypersonic missile development
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $480 million contract to develop a new hypersonic missile for the US Air Force, the Department of Defense said
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13 August
NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, as the US continues to build the Afghan Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawk capacity
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10 August
Saudi-led coalition announces investigation into Yemen airstrike that killed 29 children
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a probe into an airstrike on a bus that killed at least 29 children
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10 August
Raytheon awarded $110 million contract for Paveway laser-guided bombs
Raytheon was awarded a $110 million contract for Paveway precision-guided bombs, including foreign military sales to the Philippines and other states
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10 August
Philippine Navy test-fires first Spike missile from MPAC gunboat
The Philippine Navy tested its first Spike short-range surface-to-surface missile from a gunboat during an exercise in Bataan
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