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Nov- 2017 -21 November
Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashes in Kochi
An Indian Navy Searcher surveillance drone crashed shortly after take-off near Kochi, just hours before the country's vice president was due to visit
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20 November
India wants 60 short-range surveillance drones
The Indian Army issued a Request for Information on the purchase of 60 short-range remotely piloted surveillance aircraft
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15 November
US carries out drone strike against al-Shabaab in Somalia, killing several
The U.S. military targeted and killed several al-Shabaab militants in Somalia with a drone strike, U.S. Africa Command said on Wednesday.
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Oct- 2017 -5 October
Northrop Grumman to produce surveillance drones for Japan under $130 million contract
Northrop Grumman was awarded a $130.5 million contract for three Global Hawk surveillance drones intended for Japan, the U.S. Department of Defense said.
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2 October
Pentagon confirms US MQ-9 drone shot down in western Yemen
A US MQ-9 Reaper, an armed, medium-altitude surveillance drone, was shot down in Yemen on Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway told The Defense Post. “We assess that an MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was shot down in western Yemen on Oct. 1, 2017. This incident is under investigation,” Rankine-Galloway said on Monday. Saba News Agency, which is controlled by the Houthi rebels, said the drone was taken down by the militants in Sanaa. “A military source announced that [Houthi] air defences shot down an American MQ-9 surveillance drone in Jader area in the Sanaa province,” the agency said. Footage just recorded after #Yemen-i air defense shot down #US MQ-9 Drone in North of #Sanaahttps://t.co/wcZy8bc3WV — hONoUR (@Jakoben1789) October 1, 2017
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