Americas
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Feb- 2024 -2 February
US Downs Drone off Yemen, Strikes Unmanned Surface Vessel
American forces shot down a drone off Yemen and destroyed an explosives-laden uncrewed surface vessel that threatened ships in the Red Sea.
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1 February
US Approves $4B Sale of MQ-9B Drones, Hellfire Missiles to India
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones and 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles to India.
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1 February
Forget China, We Can’t Even Beat the Houthis
Striking Houthi missile and drone launch sites seems like a relatively bloodless way to wage war but it is increasingly ineffective.
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1 February
General Atomics Inks $17M Italian MQ-9 Reaper Drone Sustainment Deal
General Atomics has been awarded a $17-million contract to provide sustainment support services for the Italian Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper drones.
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1 February
US, Japan Conduct Joint Naval Drills
The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise.
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1 February
US DoD Wants SpaceX’s Starship for ‘Sensitive, Dangerous Missions’
The Pentagon has reached out to spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX about potentially taking over its Starship rocket to support military missions.
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1 February
US Diplomat Says Russia Should Expect ‘Surprises’ on Battlefield
US veteran envoy Victoria Nuland visited Kyiv in a sign of support two years into Russia's invasion, saying Moscow should expect "surprises" on the battlefield.
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1 February
NATO Chief to US Conservatives: Alliance ‘A Good Deal’
NATO's chief told US conservatives the alliance was a "good deal" and created jobs, as likely presidential candidate Trump fuels doubts about assisting Ukraine.
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Jan- 2024 -31 January
US Says It Hit Houthi Missile That Threatened American Planes
American forces destroyed a missile belonging to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that posed an "imminent threat" to US aircraft.
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31 January
US Army Taps BAE for More M109A7 Howitzers, Ammo Carriers
BAE Systems has signed a deal to produce and deliver more M109A7 self-propelled howitzers and M992A3 ammunition carriers for the US Army.
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