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Feb- 2018 -6 FebruaryBusiness
US approves $735 million sale to Finland of Harpoon anti-ship and ESSM air defense missiles
The U.S. State Department approved the $735 million sale of 112 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and 68 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles used to defend ships from aerial attack, the Defense Cooperation Security Agency said.
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6 FebruaryBusiness
Rheinmetall and Sikorsky to collaborate on German heavy lift helicopter bid
Germany's Rheinmetall Group and Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement to offer the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter in the German Air Force heavy lift helicopter competition
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5 FebruaryAir
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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5 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’
Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated
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5 FebruaryMiddle East
On mountain frontline, Yemen army makes push for Sana’a
Yemen's army is making a push for Nihm, a key gateway to the capital Sanaa, which has been held by rebel Houthi fighters since September 2014
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3 FebruaryMiddle East
Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria
Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.
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2 FebruaryAmericas
Pentagon proposes new ‘lower-yield’ nuclear weapons to better deter Russia
The administration of US President Donald Trump called on Friday for the revamping of the country's nuclear arsenal and developing new low-yield atomic bombs.
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2 FebruaryCommentary
SDF defeated ISIS in northern Syria – the US and its allies should support them in Afrin
The world made the right choice when it stood with the SDF in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. It is not too late for the United States to stand with Afrin.
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2 FebruaryCommentary
Why Pakistan will not back down to US pressure
The Pakistani military views the Taliban as vital to securing Pakistan's continued existence and has cards to play against the US in Afghanistan
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2 FebruaryEurope
UK Royal Navy assault ship Albion to lead NATO task group
The U.K. Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion will lead Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 beginning next week. Albion is set to leave Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth next week and will serve as the SNMG2 flagship, operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy said in a Friday press release. A Royal Marines group will also embark aboard the ship. “It is a huge privilege for us to fly the flag of the NATO task group commander in such a high profile deployment,” HMS Albion commanding officer said. “This symbolises the importance that the UK and the Royal Navy places on our role in NATO and in assuring the collective defence and security of NATO allies and partners.’’ HMS Albion is one of the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships. It recently completed a two-year modernization period followed by training and sea trials. The NATO task group will undertake security operations and conduct multi-national exercises while in the Mediterranean.
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