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Oct- 2018 -20 OctoberBusiness
$3.5 billion sale to UK of 36 Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters approved by US
The US Department of State has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of 16 H-47 Chinook helicopters to the United Kingdom, the DSCA said
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11 OctoberTechnology
Pentagon grounds global fleet of 320 F-35s, points to potential fuel tube problem
The U.S. Department of Defense grounded the global fleet of F-35 stealth fighters so that engineers could conduct urgent inspections following a September crash
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11 OctoberAfrica
Mali: RAF C-17 makes first direct flight to Gao to resupply British forces
A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster from 99 Squadron flew from RAF Brize Norton direct to Gao airport in Mali for the first time, the RAF said
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10 OctoberAfrica
Al-Shabaab says it executed British and American spies in Somalia
Al-Qaeda linked Somali group al-Shabaab claims to have killed 5 men who were spying for the governments of Somalia, the UK and US
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8 OctoberEurope
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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8 OctoberEurope
UK veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffer higher rates of PTSD
The overall rate of probable PTSD for British veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars was nine percent, compared to five percent of those who did not deploy to those conflicts.
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Sep- 2018 -21 SeptemberBusiness
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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18 SeptemberBusiness
Qatar makes first BAE Eurofighter Typhoon payment, now buying 9 Hawk trainer jets
Qatar made its first payment to BAE for Eurofighter Typhoons, and increased its purchase of Hawk trainer jets to 9, the UK MoD said
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15 SeptemberMiddle East
British ex-soldier Joe Robinson sentenced in Turkey over YPG ‘terror’ links
A Turkish court sentenced former British soldier Joe Robinson to seven-and-a-half years in jail for alleged links to the Syria Kurdish YPG militia
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14 SeptemberMiddle East
UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition
The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria moderate armed opposition
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