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Oct- 2019 -8 October
India receives first of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets
India received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal tainted by suspicion of corruption
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8 October
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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8 October
Afghanistan airstrike killed Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent leader, NDS says
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent was killed in a joint US-Afghan operation last month, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said
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8 October
Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash
A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago
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4 October
India admits friendly fire downed Mi-17 helicopter in Kashmir
The Indian Air Force admitted that it shot down one of its own Mi-17 helicopters during clashes with Pakistan in February over Kashmir
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4 October
Ukraine drones show sanctions don’t clip Russia’s wings
Despite sanctions, Russia is able to continue to launch drones in Ukraine thanks to a supply of spare parts acquired abroad
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2 October
Ukraine offers a glimpse into the future of counter-drone warfare
The conflict in eastern Ukraine demonstrates that unmanned aerial system defense and traditional air defense should be integrated
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1 October
France plots an autonomous course on drones
French armed unmanned aircraft will always have humans in the loop, defense ministry doctrine expert tells London UAV Technology conference
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1 October
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 -27 September
US ramps up airstrikes against ISIS in southwest Libya
US forces conducted the third airstrike in a week against Islamic State in southwest Libya, AFRICOM said
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