Americas
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Feb- 2018 -28 February
US Air Force orders 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs from Raytheon
Raytheon has been awarded a $77,392,758 contract to produce 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs and associated equipment for the U.S. Air Force
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27 February
Five Colombian soldiers killed in suspected ELN rebel attack
Bogota (AFP) – Five Colombian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack near the Venezuelan border blamed on National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, the head of the army said Tuesday. The attack comes a day after the ELN announced a temporary ceasefire to coincide with next month’s legislative elections. Army General Ricardo Gomez said the soldiers were on highway security duty in a rural area near Tibu, in the Norte de Santander department, when a blast hit the first vehicle of their convoy. “We have five of our men assassinated and 10 wounded,” Gomez told W Radio station, blaming ELN guerrillas active in the region. The survivors have been hospitalized, one of them in serious condition, Gomez said. “Absolute repudiation of the cowardly attack against our heroes,” tweeted President Juan Manuel Santos, vowing to “go after those responsible” – without mentioning the ELN by name. Stalled peace talks The ELN, which took up arms in 1964, began peace talks with the Colombian government a year ago in the Ecuadoran capital Quito. Talks however broke down in January. Santos is hoping to reach a peace deal with the 1,500-strong rebel force similar to the one he struck …
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26 February
Colombia’s ELN announce new ceasefire during legislative election
Colombia's ELN rebels, whose peace talks with the government have been suspended since the end of January, announced on Monday a temporary ceasefire during next month's legislative elections
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20 February
Sikorsky begins final assembly of first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter
Sikorsky began final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter for the U.S. Air Force in line with the program's accelerated schedule, the company said
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20 February
Brazil receives first of 4 Scorpene submarines from Naval Group
Brazil initiated the S40 Riachuelo, the first of four Scorpene submarines ordered for the Brazilian Navy from France's Naval Group
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14 February
Trump’s nuclear posture destabilizes, while disrespecting legacies of environmental injustice
Trump's 2018 Nuclear Posture Review is destabilizing and affects native and other American communities that were environmentally damaged for uranium production
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9 February
US Air Force orders more 30,000 pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs
The US Air Force contracted Boeing to produce GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided "bunker buster" bombs, a Department of Defense release said.
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8 February
US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review: It’s the Baltic states, stupid!
What the nuclear posture review fails to grasp is that when combined with a strong conventional presence, US reliance on strategic escalation strengthens deterrence, while the deployment of low-yield SLCMs weakens it
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2 February
Pentagon proposes new ‘lower-yield’ nuclear weapons to better deter Russia
The administration of US President Donald Trump called on Friday for the revamping of the country's nuclear arsenal and developing new low-yield atomic bombs.
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1 February
Boeing awarded $6.6 billion contract for GMD ballistic missile defense system
Boeing has been awarded a $6.6 billion modification to a 2012 contract for development and sustainment of the United States' Ground-based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system
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