Europe
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Apr- 2019 -2 April
US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over S-400 purchase from Russia
The US is halting deliveries to Turkey related to the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after the NATO ally bought Russia's S-400 air and missile defense system
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Mar- 2019 -29 March
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia by a further six months
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government extended an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of September
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26 March
US approves Belgium purchase of 4 MQ-9 SkyGuardian drones for $600 million
The US has approved a possible sale to Belgium of four MQ-9B Reaper drones at an estimated cost of $600 million, the DSCA said
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22 March
‘Viable IED’ in Ireland identical to New IRA devices sent to UK
A package discovered at a postal depot in Ireland appeared identical to a series of devices mailed to the UK that were claimed by the New IRA
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22 March
General Atomics awarded $123 million Netherlands MQ-9 Reaper drone contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $123 million contract for four MQ-9 Reaper drones for the Netherlands
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19 March
EU allocates €525 million for defense projects including Eurodrone
The European Union will allocate €525 million to fund defense industrial and research projects in 2019 and 2020, including €100 million for the development of the Eurodrone
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19 March
Canada extends Ukraine training mission until 2022
Canada will extend its security force training mission in Ukraine for three years until March 2022, the defense ministry said
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18 March
Netherlands police say ‘possible terrorist attack’ in Utrecht tram leaves 3 dead
Several people were killed and injured in what police in the Dutch city of Utrecht say is a possible terrorist attack after a person opened fire on a tram
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15 March
France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria
France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said
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12 March
New IRA claims 5 parcel bombs sent to London and Glasgow
The Northern Ireland dissident group known as the New IRA claimed responsibility for four small parcel bombs mailed to London and Glasgow
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