Philippines
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Sep- 2018 -16 SeptemberBusiness
US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales
General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines
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12 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Passport to jihad: European foreign fighters joining ISIS in the Philippines
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the Philippines as a destination for would-be Islamic State foreign fighters as ISIS loses core territory
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2 SeptemberAsia Pacific
Philippines: One killed, 15 injured in second Isulan bombing in five days
An explosion in an internet cafe in Isulan in the southern Philippines, killied one person and injured 15 in the second bomb to strike the city in days
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Aug- 2018 -28 AugustAsia Pacific
Philippines: Three killed, dozens injured in Isulan festival bombing
A bomb blast at a festival in Isulan in the southern Philippines killed one person and wounded dozens more in the second deadly attack in under a month
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10 AugustBusiness
Raytheon awarded $110 million contract for Paveway laser-guided bombs
Raytheon was awarded a $110 million contract for Paveway precision-guided bombs, including foreign military sales to the Philippines and other states
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10 AugustAir
Philippine Navy test-fires first Spike missile from MPAC gunboat
The Philippine Navy tested its first Spike short-range surface-to-surface missile from a gunboat during an exercise in Bataan
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2 AugustMiddle East
South Korea deploys warship to Libya after kidnapping of foreign engineers
Seoul deployed a warship to Libya in an apparent show of force to secure the release of a South Korean man kidnapped with three Filipinos
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Feb- 2018 -9 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Philippines’ Duterte cancels Canada Bell helicopter deal
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly cancelled a US$235 million contract to buy 16 helicopters from Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government ordered a review over human rights concerns.
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8 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Philippines says Bell helicopters purchased from Canada ‘not for attack’
The Philippine military denied it planned to use 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters bought from Canada as attack aircraft against local insurgents, following reports Ottawa was reviewing the deal
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Jan- 2018 -10 JanuaryAsia Pacific
ISIS-linked militants’ bombs kill Philippine soldier, wound civilians
Philippine militants who pledge allegiance to ISIS have killed a soldier and wounded three civilians in bomb attacks, the military said
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