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Feb- 2018 -23 FebruaryTechnology
Saab rolls out first GlobalEye early warning aircraft, destined for UAE
Sweden's Saab rolled out its first Bombardier Global 6000 jet-based GlobalEye swing-role early warning aircraft featuring the new Erieye ER long-range radar
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23 FebruaryAfrica
EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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22 FebruaryMiddle East
Turkey says armed unmanned ground vehicles to be used in Efrin operation
Turkey's armed forces will use armed unmanned ground vehicles during its Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria, a government department said.
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22 FebruaryDigest
The Defense Post Digest #1
A collection of The Defense Post’s recent favorites from around the site and around the web. In the past week week we looked at Russian private military contractors and U.S. partners in Syria, Egypt’s new offensive in Sinai, civilian deaths in Afghanistan, and the latest S-400 deals. To get the Digest in your Inbox, subscribe to our mailing list at the bottom of this post. An experimental playground: The footprint of Russian private military companies in Syria The footprint of Russian private military contractors in Syria is significant and has demonstrated the capacity of the Kremlin to apply military pressure abroad without officially deploying regular troops. Ruslan Trad and Dr. Kiril Avramov investigate. The Manbij Conundrum Nicholas Heras argues the collapse, or eviction by military force, of the Syrian Democratic Forces from Manbij would have dire consequences for the stability of the SDF, and by extension, the entire US mission to build stability in the wake of the Islamic State in Syria. War & conflict No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says Turkey says forces aiding YPG are ‘legitimate targets’ after pro-regime militias enter Efrin Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in …
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22 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support Mission following requests from NATO and allies
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22 FebruaryAfrica
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 near Jamaame, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 21, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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22 FebruaryBusiness
BAE profits fall, counts on government defense spending
British military equipment manufacturer BAE Systems announced a drop in annual net profit on Thursday but said it expected government defense spending to remain a priority.
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22 FebruaryEurope
Basque separatist group ETA puts dissolution to vote
Basque militant separatist group ETA has put its proposed dissolution to an internal vote, according to extracts of a letter by its leaders published in Basque newspaper Gara
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22 FebruaryTechnology
India conducts night flight test of Prithvi-II short range missile, second missile test in 2 days
India conducted a successful night flight test of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II short-range missile at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur
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22 FebruaryBusiness
US approves $259 million sale of 4 King Air 350ER ISR planes to Kuwait
The U.S. Department of State approved the possible $259 million sale of four Sierra Nevada King Air 350ER Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release.
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