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Apr- 2018 -20 April
US eases restrictions on armed drone exports in bid to boost sales
The US dropped some restrictions on sales of its advanced drones in order to reinforce the armies of its allies and compete with China on the world arms market
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18 April
UAE seizes Iranian drone transporting explosives in Yemen
The UAE military stopped an Iranian Qasef-1 drone that was transporting explosives in Yemen, state media reported.
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Mar- 2018 -29 March
US orders 8 more Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone systems for Afghan Security Forces
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded a $47 million contract for the supply and operation of eight ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems for the Afghan Security Forces
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14 March
Qatar signs deals for armed drones, armored vehicles and ships from Turkey
Qatar has signed deals with Turkish companies for the sale of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, armored land vehicles and naval vessels
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Feb- 2018 -19 February
Nigerian Air Force inducts Tsaigumi, first operational indigenous ISR drone
The Nigerian Air Force on February 15 inducted Tsaigumi, its first operational indigenous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.
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12 February
SDF claims it shot down a Turkish Bayraktar drone that crashed in Efrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces claimed its fighters shot down a Turkish Bayraktar Tactical drone that crashed near Quda, a small town in the Rajo district of Efrin near the Syria-Turkey border.
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12 February
Pakistan Taliban says deputy chief killed in US drone strike
The deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban has been killed in a US drone strike, the militant group said in a statement, as Washington continues to intensify attacks along the Afghan border region.
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5 February
Iran begins mass production of Mohajer-6 combat drones
Iran's defense ministry announced that it has begun mass production of the indigeously-produced Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle
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Jan- 2018 -25 January
US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike
Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false," a US embassy spokesman said
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24 January
Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officials
A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, officials said
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