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May- 2018 -18 May
Chinese air force lands first bomber on disputed Woody Island in South China Sea
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China landed an H-6K bomber aircraft on the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea for the first time
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18 May
US approves $45 million sale of 3,200 bomb bodies to Bahrain
The U.S. State Department approved an estimated $45 million sale of 3,200 general purpose and penetrator bomb bodies to Bahrain
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16 May
Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month
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15 May
India’s HAL pitches 3 squadrons of cut-price Su-30 jets to carry BrahMos cruise missile
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is offering to build three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force to carry the BrahMos cruise missile at one third of the cost of French Rafale aircraft
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15 May
US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city
U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city
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14 May
US Air Force tests unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force's 91st Missile Wing conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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10 May
Israel strikes dozens of ‘Iranian military targets’ in Syria overnight
Israel said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, including one where a rocket attack on the Israeli army in the Golan Heights originated.
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8 May
Israel blamed for strikes near Damascus after ordering shelters open in the Golan
Israeli forces struck Syria on Tuesday night, shortly after recalling reserve units and ordered shelters open in the Golan Heights
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7 May
UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid
A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children
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5 May
Russia has adapted 10 MiG-31 fighter jets to test Kinzhal hypersonic missile, minister says
Ten Russian MiG-31 fighter jets adapted to carry the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile "have gone on test combat duty," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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