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Mar- 2018 -16 MarchMiddle East
US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard
A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."
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15 MarchBusiness
Thales’ Acusonic shot detection system to be installed on British Army’s Ajax armored vehicles
Thales UK signed a £3.7 million contract with General Dynamics Land Systems-UK to supply its Acusonic sensor system for the British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family
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15 MarchEurope
UK to invest £48 million in new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre in wake of Skripal attack
The U.K. is to invest £48 million in a new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre, while British troops on high-readiness will also be offered anthrax vaccine
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14 MarchBusiness
Qatar to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters and 16 Airbus H125 training helicopters
Qatar has signed a contract to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters in two configurations, as well as 16 H125 light helicopters in a deal valued at more than €3 billion ($3.7 billion).
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14 MarchBusiness
Norway’s Kongsberg signs 8-year defense technology development deal with Qatar
Norway's Kongsberg has signed agreements with Qatar for long-term defense, maritime industry and digital technology development programs
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14 MarchBusiness
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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14 MarchBusiness
Germany’s Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle wins Australia’s Land 400 contract
Rheinmetall's Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle has won Australia's Land 400 Phase 2 Project contract, a Au$5.2 billion ($4.1 billion) acquisition
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14 MarchCommentary
Sergei Skripal case: Blaming Russia does not necessarily mean action
Theresa May will need do to more than establish Russia’s culpability in the Sergei Skripal case in order to get the international community to back actions, Michelle Bentley argues.
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14 MarchAsia Pacific
Taliban stops short of rejecting Afghan president’s peace plan
The Taliban's muted response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks reflects an internal debate over the merits of engaging with a government that the group has long viewed as illegitimate
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13 MarchBusiness
South Korea signs contract for 90 more Taurus bunker buster cruise missiles
South Korea has signed a contract to purchase 90 more Taurus long-range bunker-buster air-to-ground cruise missiles, a defense official said.
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