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Jan- 2018 -3 JanuaryTechnology
Pakistan Navy successfully test-fires Harbah cruise missile
The Pakistan Navy said it successfully carried out the first test of its new Harbah surface-to-surface cruise missile
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3 JanuaryBusiness
Boeing to produce 6,000 Small Diameter Bombs for US Air Force and foreign military sales
Boeing was awarded a $194 million contract to produce 6,000 Small Diameter Bombs for the US Air Force and for sale to six foreign governments
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3 JanuaryAir
Indian MiG-29 catches fire at Goa airport after leaving runway on takeoff
An Indian MiG-29K aircraft caught fire after leaving the runway while taking off at Goa's Dabolim International Airport
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over Yemen war
Norway announced it has suspended arms and ammunition exports to the UAE because of the nation's involvement in the Yemen war.
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3 JanuaryAfrica
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 and destroys car bomb, Africom says
A United States airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two people and destroyed a car bomb near the capital Mogadishu on January 2, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said in a statement. “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants in the early morning hours of Jan. 2, 2018, approximately 50 kilometers west of the capital, killing two terrorists and destroying one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, preventing it from being used against the people in Mogadishu,” Africom said in a Wednesday statement. The command said no civilians were killed in the strike. The strike is the latest in an increasing number of U.S. airstrikes against al-Shabaab and Abnaa ul-Calipha, Islamic State’s affiliate in Somalia. On December 27, an airstrike against al-Shabaab west of Mogadishu destroyed a car bomb and killed four people. Three days earlier, an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in southern Somalia killed 13 people. On December 15, an airstrike 30 miles northwest of Kismayo killed eight people. Three days earlier, on December 12, a U.S. airstrike targeted an al-Shabaab car bomb near Mubarak, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Mogadishu. On November 27, Africom targeted Abnaa ul-Calipha in northeastern Somalia. A week earlier, the command said an airstrike killed more …
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashes in Syria, killing pilots
A Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria, killing both pilots, a crash the defence ministry blamed on a technical fault.
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2 JanuaryBusiness
India to buy $270 million-worth of Israeli missiles and Russian bombs
India is to buy Barak surface-to-air missiles from Israel and precision bombs from Russia in deals worth $270 million, the Indian ministry of defense said
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2 JanuaryMiddle East
Civilian casualties in Iraq remained steady in December
The number of civilians killed and wounded in Iraq in December rose slightly from the previous month, a figure that the United Nations special envoy said was disappointing
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2 JanuaryWar
US troop killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, 4 others wounded
A U.S. service member was killed on January 1 during combat operations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, U.S. Forces Afghanistan announced in a press release.
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2 JanuaryCyber
Smart killer robots: China’s military future could rest on artificial intelligence
China's increasing interest in artificial intelligence could signal its use in unmanned and other military technology
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