drones

General Atomics awarded $123 million Netherlands MQ-9 Reaper drone contract

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $123 million contract for four MQ-9 Reaper drones for the Netherlands

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EU allocates €525 million for defense projects including Eurodrone

The European Union will allocate €525 million to fund defense industrial and research projects in 2019 and 2020, including €100 million for the development of the Eurodrone

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Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked

French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti

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French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says

French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said

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Chad president Deby says rebel convoy ‘destroyed’ by 3 days of French airstrikes

Chadian President Idriss Deby said a column of rebels which had sought to cross into the country from Libya had been "destroyed" in a series of French airstrikes

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Ukraine signs agreement to procure Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal has been signed to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB 2 drones for the Ukrainian military.

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Houthi drone kills troops loyal to Yemen government at Al-Anad airbase in Lahij

A Houthi rebel drone attack on Al-Anad, Yemen's largest airbase, killed several loyalist soldiers in Lahij province

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Israel’s Rafael and Aeronautics sign agreement to develop and manufacture advanced drones

Rafael and Aeronautics signed a 5-year agreement that involves joint marketing and sales of UAVs, first in Israel and expanding overseas

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Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport

The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone

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Northrop Grumman awarded $490 million for Japan Global Hawk drone program

Northrop Grumman was awarded an almost $490 million contract for three RQ-4 Global Hawk drones along with ground control equipment and services for Japan

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