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Dec- 2017 -8 DecemberAsia Pacific
Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones
Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.
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8 DecemberBusiness
Pakistan’s US-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters to be fitted with General Dynamics gun turrets
Pakistan's US-made AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters on order from Bell Textron will have General DynamicsA/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets fitted
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8 DecemberAir
US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon
U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.
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8 DecemberAfrica
UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo base attack
Fourteen peacekeepers from the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo mission (MONUSCO) and five Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in North Kivu, the U.N. said on Friday.
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8 DecemberBusiness
US Air Force orders laser small diameter bombs from Boeing
Boeing has been awarded a $10.5 million contract to produce Laser Small Diameter Bombs for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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7 DecemberPeace
Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday
Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
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7 DecemberBusiness
Qatar signs €2.6 billion deals with France for 12 Rafale aircraft, 490 armored vehicles
Qatar signed deals to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets and 490 VBCI armoured vehicles for €2.6 billion
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6 DecemberAir
Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational
Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service
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6 DecemberTechnology
Russian Su-57 fifth generation stealthy fighter flies with new engine
Russia's new stealthy fifth generation Su-57 fighter flew for 17 minutes with a new engine slated to be the production model on December 5
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6 DecemberAsia Pacific
India declares successful launch of Akash surface-to-air missile
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation declared as successful a launch of its Akash surface-to-air missile fitted with an indigenous seeker
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