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Business
Saudi Arabia to buy more than 600 Raytheon-made Joint Standoff Weapons for $302 million
Raytheon has been awarded a $302 million contract to produce 618 AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon glide bombs for Saudi Arabia
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Politics
NATO extends Secretary General Stoltenberg’s mandate until 2020
NATO has extended Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's mandate until September 2020, the alliance said
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Europe
EU formally establishes 25-member PESCO defense and security cooperation pact
The Council of the EU established the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defense (PESCO) consisting of 25 member states
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Business
Qatar signs £6 billion deal with UK for 24 Typhoon fighter jets, missiles and bombs
Qatar signed a contract with the UK to purchase 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets, Brimstone and Meteor missiles and Paveway IV bombs
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Asia Pacific
Pakistan Air Force ordered to shoot down foreign UAVs, including US drones
Pakistan's Air Force chief said he ordered the service to shoot down foreign drones in Pakistani airspace, including UAVs operated by the United States.
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Business
Pakistan’s US-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters to be fitted with General Dynamics gun turrets
Pakistan's US-made AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters on order from Bell Textron will have General DynamicsA/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets fitted
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Business
US Air Force orders laser small diameter bombs from Boeing
Boeing has been awarded a $10.5 million contract to produce Laser Small Diameter Bombs for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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Technology
Russian Su-57 fifth generation stealthy fighter flies with new engine
Russia's new stealthy fifth generation Su-57 fighter flew for 17 minutes with a new engine slated to be the production model on December 5
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Air
India declares successful launch of Akash surface-to-air missile
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation declared as successful a launch of its Akash surface-to-air missile fitted with an indigenous seeker
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Air
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
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