The Defense Post Digest #2
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Rheinmetall Defense posts 3% sales growth for 2017
Rheinmetall Defence saw three percent growth in 2017, an increase of €90 million ($109.7 million) in sales compared to the previous…
German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan
A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European…
Turkey is using refugees to justify attacks on Efrin, Syrian Kurds say
Syrian Kurdish officials, including those opposed to the PYD, say Turkey is using refugees to justify its attacks on the…
US Air Force orders 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs from Raytheon
Raytheon has been awarded a $77,392,758 contract to produce 570 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs and associated equipment for…
Afghan President Ghani lays out plans for peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled plans for a possible peace settlement with the Taliban that are hoped to end decades…
Five Colombian soldiers killed in suspected ELN rebel attack
Bogota (AFP) – Five Colombian soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack near the Venezuelan border…
Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard
Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 near Jilib, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two fighters and injured a third on February 26, the U.S.…
Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in…