Europe
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Sep- 2018 -16 September
Italy police search home, seize passport of suspected YPG foreign fighter
Police carried out searches targeting three Italians on Sardinia and seized the passport of one subject in an investigation into suspected involvement with the Syrian YPG
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15 September
Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems
AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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Aug- 2018 -30 August
France’s Macron proposes NATO-style EU collective defense for ‘strategic autonomy’
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that Europe adopts a form of collective defense as he again called for tighter EU integration as concerns over US security commitments remain
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23 August
Ukraine soldiers killed in separatist forces attack in rebel east
Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded in the country’s rebel east in an attempt to hold back an assault by separatist forces, the defense ministry said
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22 August
Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland
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21 August
Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby
A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding the pilot ejected safely.
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20 August
Police officers injured in multiple attacks in Chechnya
Armed assailants attacked and injured police officers in several locations in the Russian republic of Chechnya, including the capital Grozny and the town of Shali, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said
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14 August
Russian-made electronic warfare systems present in Ukraine, OSCE says
The OSCE said for the first time it had spotted Russian-made weapons in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine, despite the Kremlin insisting it has not provided arms in the conflict
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10 August
Lockheed awarded $218 million contract for 18 HIMARS launchers for Romania
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $218 million contract for the procurement of 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers for Romania
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8 August
Estonian Defence Forces find possible location where errant missile landed
The Estonian Defence Forces has likely found the location where a missile fired by a Spanish Eurofighter landed, Estonian Air Force Colonel Riivo Valge said
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