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May- 2019 -22 May
India test-fires BrahMos high-speed cruise missile from Su-30 fighter jet
India said its BrahMos cruise missile passed another key test when it hit a land target after being fired from an Su-30 fighter jet
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21 May
UK F-35 fighter jets head to Cyprus for first overseas exercise
UK F-35B Lightning aircraft flew RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as part of Exercise Lightning Dawn, the first overseas deployment for the Royal Air Force fighters
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18 May
Sikorsky to build 12 US Marines CH-53K helicopters under $1.13 billion contract modification
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky was awarded a $1 billion contract modification to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps
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17 May
Afghanistan police killed in ‘friendly fire’ US airstrike in Helmand province
More than a dozen Afghan police officers were killed in an airstrike carried out by international forces in Helmand province
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16 May
US Marine Corps F-35 suffers over $2 million in damage after bird strike in Japan
A US F-35 stealth bomber suffered more than $2 million in damage after colliding with a bird during take-off from an air base in Japan, the Marine Corps said
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16 May
Saudi airstrikes hit rebel-held Yemen capital Sana’a
Warplanes struck rebel-held Yemeni capital Sana'a two days after the Houthis claimed drone strikes that shut a Saudi Arabia oil pipeline
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14 May
Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi Arabia oil facilities in drone attacks
Yemen's Houthi rebels said they carried drone attacks in Saudi Arabia that halted the pumping of crude oil along a major pipeline in response to "crimes" in Yemen
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10 May
Qatar cleared for $3 billion purchase of 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
The US approved the sale of 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Qatar at an estimated cost of $3 billion, the DSCA said
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9 May
US airstrike kills 13 Somalia ISIS fighters, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike in has killed 13 Islamic State fighters in the Golis mountains in northern Somalia, US Africa Command said
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9 May
North Korea fires missiles in second launch in days
North Korea welcomed a US envoy's visit to Seoul by firing two missiles, the South's military said, in Pyongyang's second launch in less than a week
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