Americas
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Nov- 2018 -6 November
Pentagon awards AeroVironment $3.2 million Puma AE drone contract for US Indo-Pacific ally
The US Department of Defense awarded AeroVironment a $3.2 million contract to supply and support its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system for an Indo-Pacific ally
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6 November
US awards General Atomics $263 million for MQ-9 Reaper drone production
The US Air Force awarded General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems a $263 million contract for the production of MQ-9 Reaper drones
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6 November
Colombia army kills leader of FARC splinter group
A top leader of a splinter group of Colombia's FARC rebels was killed in a clash with security forces in the south, the army said
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2 November
US Special Operations Command to buy 4 new MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing
The Pentagon awarded Boeing a $42 million contract modification for four new MH-47G Chinook helicopters for US Special Operations Command
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Oct- 2018 -26 October
US successfully conducts ballistic missile interception test, MDA says
The US successfully conducted an interception of a medium-range ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile during a flight test, the MDA said
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24 October
Colombia arrests 8 soldiers over farmer’s murder
Colombian authorities arrested eight soldiers over the murder of a farmer earlier this year, one of thousands of such cases involving security forces under investigation
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6 October
US Air Force awards Lockheed almost $391 million for 360 JASSM cruise missiles
Lockheed Martin was awarded $391 million for the production of 360 JASSM-ER cruise missiles, as well as a number of test vehicles for foreign military sales
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Sep- 2018 -28 September
US Marine Corps F-35 crashes in South Carolina, pilot safely ejects
A US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter was completely destroyed in a crash during training in in South Carolina officials said. The pilot safely ejected.
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28 September
US Navy awards $9 billion in contracts for 10 Arleigh Burke class ships
The US Navy awarded two contracts totaling more than $9 billion for the construction of 10 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) ships with options for more
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17 September
Netherlands signs letter of acceptance for $1.2 billion Apache helicopter upgrade
Netherlands and US officials signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the $1.2 billion upgrade of Dutch AH-64D Apache helicopters
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