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Nov- 2017 -1 NovemberBusiness
US State Department approves $140 million AIM-120D AMRAAM missile sale to Canada
The U.S. State Dept approved the $140 million sale of 32 AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Canada, for its F/A-18s
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1 NovemberSea
US Navy crews failed to follow basic procedures in fatal collisions
The U.S. Navy crews at the helm of the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain were at fault for deadly collisions earlier this year, failing to follow basic procedures
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Oct- 2017 -31 OctoberEurope
New York Army National Guard to begin training Ukraine’s soldiers in November
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard will take over the U.S. training mission in support of Ukraine in November.
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30 OctoberBusiness
Turkish-German row stalls defense projects, Rheinmetall CEO says
Ongoing tensions between Germany and Turkey have stalled several defense projects, the CEO of German defense contractor Rheinmetall said.
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30 OctoberLand
Coalition not ‘directly involved’ in Fishkhabur border negotiations
The U.S.-led Coalition against ISIS is not controlling the Fishkhabur border crossing between Iraq and Syria and was not involved in talks between Iraq and Kurdish Peshmerga
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27 OctoberMiddle East
Abadi halts movement of Iraqi forces toward Kurdistan Region
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday ordered Iraqi troops to pause their advance toward the Kurdistan Region for 24 hours.
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27 OctoberAir
Improper engine control assembly caused April F-16C crash
The U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board found that improper assembly of the main engine control caused the April 5 F-16C crash in Maryland
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26 OctoberCyber
NATO says priority is to strengthen cyber defenses as BadRabbit ransomware hits Ukraine
NATO is closely monitoring the the BadRabbit ransomware that has impacted Ukraine, Turkey, Russia and a number of other countries
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26 OctoberMiddle East
Major offensives against final ISIS strongholds underway on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border
T2 pumping station capture paves way for Syrian regime push on ISIS-held Al Bukamal, while just across the border, Iraqi forces move on Al Qaim
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26 OctoberWar
Over 10,000 people flee Iraq’s Anbar ahead of anti-ISIS operations
More than 10,000 people have fled home in Iraq's Anbar province in the past month ahead of operations against Islamic State, the NRC said on Thursday.
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