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India Planning Swarm Drone System to Counter China: Source

Inder Singh Bisht -
India is reportedly planning to develop an air-launched swarm drone system to overwhelm Chinese air defenses, giving their fighter jets an edge in any potential conflict.
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Africa

G5 Sahel Chief Cautions Against Early French Troop Cut

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The head of a five-nation force in the Sahel has warned against any early move by France to scale back its anti-jihadist mission in the troubled region.
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Africa

ISWAP Jihadists Abduct Aid Worker and Local Officials in Nigeria

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Islamic State West Africa Province fighters have abducted a humanitarian aid worker and two local officials in conflict-plagued northeastern Nigeria.
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Middle East

Israel Gets New Missile Boat as Iran Tensions Surge

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Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer saying the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Kazakhstan Keen to Buy Dozens of Bayraktar TB2 Drones From Turkey: Russian Media

Inder Singh Bisht -
Kazakhstan is reportedly considering buying Bayraktar TB2s from Turkey after seeing the drones’ performance in overwhelming Armenia’s Russian-origin air defense systems in Nagorno Karabakh.
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Europe

More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh: Monitor

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More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh.
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Africa

Boko Haram Claims Nigeria Farm Massacre as Toll Rises to 76

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Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a brutal massacre of farm workers in northeast Nigeria over the weekend as the death toll rose to 76.
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Business

General Atomics Delivers Final MQ-9A Block 5 UAV to Spain

Ronald Watkins -
General Atomics has made its final delivery of two MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft to Spain, the first international purchase of the drone platform.
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Africa

Algeria Says Three Islamists Killed in Army Clash

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Three Islamists were killed Tuesday in a clash with the Algerian army in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said, adding that an operation was ongoing.
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Middle East

Rebel Shelling Kills Seven Yemen Children: Medics

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Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Iran Commander Near Iraq-Syria Border

Inder Singh Bisht -
A drone strike has reportedly killed a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, along with three other officers, near the border of Iraq and Syria.
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Asia Pacific

Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia

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Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.
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Americas

US Air Force Awards Drone Defeating Radar System Contract to Black Sage

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The US Air Force has purchased a counter-drone radar system from Black Sage Technologies to combat enemy Unmanned Aerial System threats.
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Africa

Niger Wants to Double Size of Army to Fight Jihadists: Minister

Staff Writer With AFP -
Niger's army, locked in a battle with jihadist groups in several regions, should double in size to "at least 50,000" soldiers in the next five years, Defense Minister Issoufou Katambe has told parliament.
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Middle East

Iran Says Scientist Was Killed in ‘New, Complex’ Operation: Top Official

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A top Iranian official said nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a new type of "complex operation," blaming arch-foe Israel and an exiled opposition group.
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Asia Pacific

Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Mastermind of Army Base Attack

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Afghan forces have killed the Taliban mastermind of a suicide car bomb attack that left at least 30 security personnel dead, officials said Monday.
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