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Business
US approves $1.1 billion sale to Saudi Arabia of military equipment and services
The U.S. State Department approved sales of military equipment and services to Saudi Arabia worth an estimated $1076.8 million
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Business
Raytheon awarded $523 million contract for AMRAAM air-to-air missile production
Raytheon was awarded a $523 million contract for the production of Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) that includes sales to eight U.S. allies
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Africa
Mali PM visits Kidal for first time since 2014, a day after 5 French soldiers injured in attack
Mali's Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga made a landmark visit to the restive northern town of Kidal on Friday, the first since 2014 by a head of government to to the area
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Business
US Army orders 16 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus, two weeks after it ordered 35
Airbus Helicopters was awarded an almost $117 million contract for 16 UH-72A Lakota helicopters for the U.S. Army, just two weeks 35 were ordered
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Asia Pacific
French female ISIS fighter captured in Afghanistan
A French woman fighting for Islamic State in Afghanistan has been detained, Afghan officials said, amid fears that ISIS militants fleeing Syria and Iraq are finding their way to the country
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Africa
Estonia seeks mandate to send 50 troops to reinforce French-led Mali mission
Estonia's government said it would ask parliament for a mandate to send 50 troops to Mali for one year as part of France's Operation Barkhane mission
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Technology
India successfully flight tests BrahMos cruise missile with indigenous seeker
India successfully flight tested its supersonic medium-range ramjet-powered BrahMos cruise missile fitted with an Indian-made seeker, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
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Europe
Russia to upgrade Tu-160 strategic bomber fleet by 2030, minister says
Russia is to upgrade its fleet of Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic strategic heavy bombers and may integrate new missiles on new and upgraded aircraft by 2030, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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Europe
RAF Red Arrows jet crashes near Wales base
A British military Hawk jet used by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team with two people on board crashed at a base in Wales
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Asia Pacific
Seychelles opposition to block military deal with India for Assumption island base
The Seychelles opposition coalition, which holds a majority in parliament, said it will not ratify a deal signed with India to build a military base on one of the archipelago's outlying islands
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