NATO
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Sep- 2018 -21 September
UK set to upgrade SBS capabilities with 3 new US-made mini-submarines
The US State Department approved the $90 million sale to the UK of SDV Shallow Water Combat Submersibles, likely for the Royal Navy's SBS special forces
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15 September
Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems
AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal
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Aug- 2018 -30 August
France’s Macron proposes NATO-style EU collective defense for ‘strategic autonomy’
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that Europe adopts a form of collective defense as he again called for tighter EU integration as concerns over US security commitments remain
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22 August
Canadian Major-General Fortin named head of NATO training mission in Iraq
Canadian Armed Forces Major-General Dany Fortin will lead the new NATO training and capacity-building mission in Iraq
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13 August
NATO refurbishes Afghan Mi-17 helicopters in Europe as shift to Black Hawk continues
Three Afghan Mi-17 helicopters refurbished by NATO in Europe will be operational within weeks, as the US continues to build the Afghan Air Force's UH-60 Black Hawk capacity
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10 August
Lockheed awarded $218 million contract for 18 HIMARS launchers for Romania
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $218 million contract for the procurement of 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers for Romania
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8 August
Estonian Defence Forces find possible location where errant missile landed
The Estonian Defence Forces has likely found the location where a missile fired by a Spanish Eurofighter landed, Estonian Air Force Colonel Riivo Valge said
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7 August
Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fires air-to-air missile above Estonia
Spain's defense ministry has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonia during a routine training mission
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4 August
US approves sale to Latvia of 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for $200 million
The U.S. State Department approved the sale to Latvia of four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200 million
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1 August
Georgia and US Army Europe kick off ‘Noble Partner 18’ multinational exercise
The fourth iteration of Georgia and US Army Europe's multinational training exercise 'Noble Partner' began with more than 3,000 NATO and partner forces
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