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Mar- 2020 -13 MarchMiddle East
US and UK identify soldiers killed in Camp Taji, Iraq rocket strikes
The US and UK identified military personnel killed in a rocket attack on Camp Taji airbase in Iraq, and the Polish armed forces said a soldier was injured
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US personnel killed in Afghanistan E-11A crash recovered
US forces recovered the bodies of two personnel killed when their E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni province, eastern Afghanistan
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27 JanuaryAsia Pacific
US Air Force E-11A aircraft crashes in Ghazni province, Afghanistan
A E-11A aircraft bearing US Air Force markings crashed in a Taliban-held area of Ghazni province in Afghanistan
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Nov- 2019 -1 NovemberAfrica
US begins ISR flight operations from Air Base 201 in northern Niger
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operations from Nigerien Air Base 201 have begun, United States Africa Command said
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Oct- 2019 -29 OctoberBusiness
US awards Lockheed Martin $7 billion contract for 114 F-35 stealth fighters
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $7 billion contract to procure 114 F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft for domestic and foreign military sales
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8 OctoberEurope
US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base jet crashed near Trier in western Germany
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1 OctoberBusiness
Boeing awarded $70 million contract for 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker buster bombs
Boeing was awarded a $70 million contract for the procurement of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator precision-guided “bunker buster” bombs
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Sep- 2019 -25 SeptemberBusiness
Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter cleared for production
The new Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter was cleared for initial production after receiving approval from the US Air Force
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12 SeptemberCommentary
Is the F-35 program a waste of money?
The F-35 is expensive but its benefits as a 5th Generation Fighter that could replace other costly platforms outweighs the price, David Daly argues
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10 SeptemberMiddle East
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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