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Turkey and Russia begin joint patrols on northern Syria border

Turkish and Russian forces on Friday, November 1 began joint patrols near the Syria-Turkey border under a deal agreed in Sochi for the border area. The first joint patrol with ground units and drones began on Friday in the Darbasiyah district of Hasakah governorate, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence tweeted along with photos of the patrol. Rusya Federasyonu ile 22 Ekim 2019 tarihinde Soçi’de varılan mutabakat çerçevesinde; Türk ve Rus askeri unsurlarının ve İHA’ların iştirakiyle ilk ortak devriye, Fırat’ın doğusundaki Derbesiye bölgesinde başladı.#MSB #TSK pic.twitter.com/tseFhBlERy — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) November 1, 2019 The patrols were set to begin earlier this week but were delayed. After marathon talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 22, Russia and Turkey signed a deal that would see Russian military police and Syrian border guards “facilitate the removal” of Syrian Democratic Forces from border areas. On October 9, NATO-member Turkey and its Syrian proxy forces launched the Operation Peace Spring incursion into Syria to push the SDF and its predominantly-Kurdish YPG component south after U.S. President Donald Trump said American troops would withdraw from the immediate area. Ankara wants to clear a 30-km buffer zone to …

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UK Royal Air Force takes delivery of first Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft

The UK Royal Air Force took delivery of the first of nine Poseidon MRA1 maritime surveillance aircraft

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Five Turkish soldiers injured in northeast Syria attack

Five Turkish soldiers were wounded after an SDF attack n a northeastern Syrian border town, the defense ministry said

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Russia sends S-400 to Serbia for drills as Belgrade confirms Pantsir-S purchase

Serbia has ordered a Pantsir-S air defense system, the president said, as Russia deployed both S-400 and Pantsir-S systems to the Balkan state

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AeroVironment launches new Puma LE long-endurance small UAV

AeroVironment announced the launch of its new Puma Long Endurance small unmanned aerial vehicle at the AUSA 2019 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC

The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue

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Central African conflict informs Portuguese procurement and UN peacekeeping

Portugal’s combat experience in Central African Republic is changing the armed forces’ modernization plans and the future of UN peacekeeping

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Ukraine drones show sanctions don’t clip Russia’s wings

Despite sanctions, Russia is able to continue to launch drones in Ukraine thanks to a supply of spare parts acquired abroad

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Portugal’s military drone program takes flight

Portugal’s involvement in combat operations in Central African Republic makes it a special case as its unmanned aerial system program develops

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Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare

The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated

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