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Jun- 2019 -1 JuneBusiness
Small Diameter Bomb integration and sustainment contract increases to $100 million
Boeing was awarded a $35 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb glide bomb integration, sustainment and support for foreign military sales customers
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryEurope
Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack
Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack
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Dec- 2018 -6 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels traded mutual accusations as they sat for talks the UN envoy described as a "critical opportunity."
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5 DecemberMiddle East
Yemen government and Houthi rebel delegations head to Sweden for peace talks
Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a Houthi rebel delegation in Sweden for high-stakes peace talks aimed at ending four years of devastating war.
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberMiddle East
Iraq court clears Swedish woman of belonging to ISIS
A court in the Iraqi capital cleared a Swedish woman, Victoria Lazar, of allegations that she belonged to ISIS due to lack of evidence
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustAir
Swedish Gripen fighter jet crashes after bird strike near Ronneby
A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter crashed after colliding with a bird in southern Sweden, authorities said, adding the pilot ejected safely.
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Jun- 2018 -6 JuneEurope
Sweden mobilizes 22,000 home guard reservists for major military exercise
Marking its national day, Sweden called up 22,000 reservists for an exercise of a scale not seen in 40 years as tensions simmer between the West and Russia
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Nov- 2017 -8 NovemberBusiness
Sweden seeks Patriot air defense system by 2025
Sweden is to request the purchase of the Patriot medium-range air defense system from the United States, aiming to have it fully operational by 2025
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Oct- 2017 -25 OctoberPeace
UK hosts Exercise Letterpress international nuclear disarmament verification test
The UK Ministry of Defence hosted an international nuclear disarmament verification exercise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states
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