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Oct- 2019 -11 October
US to deploy additional troops, Patriot batteries and THAAD system to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon will deploy additional troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia and US Central Command amid tensions with Iran
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8 October
India receives first of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets
India received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal tainted by suspicion of corruption
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8 October
US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base jet crashed near Trier in western Germany
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8 October
Afghanistan airstrike killed Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent leader, NDS says
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent was killed in a joint US-Afghan operation last month, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said
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8 October
Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash
A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago
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4 October
India admits friendly fire downed Mi-17 helicopter in Kashmir
The Indian Air Force admitted that it shot down one of its own Mi-17 helicopters during clashes with Pakistan in February over Kashmir
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4 October
Ukraine drones show sanctions don’t clip Russia’s wings
Despite sanctions, Russia is able to continue to launch drones in Ukraine thanks to a supply of spare parts acquired abroad
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2 October
Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare
The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated
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1 October
France plots an autonomous course on drones
French armed unmanned aircraft will always have humans in the loop, defense ministry doctrine expert tells London UAV Technology conference
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1 October
Boeing awarded $70 million contract for 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs
Boeing was awarded a $70 million contract for the procurement of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided “bunker buster” bombs
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