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US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits

The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said

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Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul

Major Brent Taylor, a US service member serving in Afghanistan, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Kabul by a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces

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Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes during NATO exercise

A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter jet crashed during large-scale NATO aerial exercises, the Ukrainian military said.

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Ukraine and NATO kick off large-scale ‘Clear Sky 2018’ air exercises

Ukraine began a series of large-scale air force exercises with the United States and other NATO countries, the defense ministry said

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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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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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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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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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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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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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