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Aug- 2018 -

8 August

AAI Corp. RQ-7B, or Shadow 200 UAV flown in Afghanistan

AAI awarded $12.8 million drone ISR contract for Afghanistan airfields

Textron subsidiary AAI Corp. was awarded a $12.75 million contract modification to provide drone system ISR for US force protection in Afghanistan

6 August

Joanne Stocker

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Taiwan allocates 21% of 2019 defense budget to indigenous weapons

Taiwan will set aside more than 21% of its defense budget next year for the development of indigenous weapons, President Tsai Ing-wen said

4 August

Fergus Kelly

US approves sale to Latvia of 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for $200 million

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Latvia of four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200 million

3 August

Fergus Kelly

US approves $40 million sale of 2,622 bombs to Kuwait

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Kuwait of 2,622 bombs for its F/A-18 aircraft at an estimated cost of $40.4 million

2 August

Joanne Stocker

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Rheinmetall defense earnings up €17 million in first half of 2018

Rheinmetall Group's defense sales fell to €1.263 billion in the first half of 2018 while earnings rose €17 million to €31 million

1 August

Joanne Stocker

Profits down at BAE on weak Eurofighter Typhoon demand

BAE Systems said in its first-half report that profits had fallen nearly one-fifth on weak demand for Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets

1 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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US approves $169 million sale to Netherlands of 106 torpedo conversion kits

The U.S. State Department approved the sale to the Netherlands of 106 kits to convert Mk 46 torpedoes to Mk 54 for an estimated cost of $169 million

Jul- 2018 -

31 July

Fergus Kelly

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India eyes the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System

India’s Ministry of Defence has approved the acquisition of the latest version of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to boost air defenses in New Delhi

31 July

Fergus Kelly

US approves sale to Bahrain of 28 TOW missile Improved Target Acquisition Systems

The US State Department approved the sale to Bahrain of 28 TOW Improved Target Acquisition Systems and related equipment, at estimated cost of $80 million

31 July