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Ukraine Forming Joint Venture with Turkey to Produce 48 Bayraktar TB2 Drones

Inder Singh Bisht -
Ukraine is forming a joint venture company with Turkey to domestically produce as many as 48 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones.
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Air

Israeli Strikes in Syria Kill 8 Pro-Iran Fighters: Monitor

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli air strikes in Syria overnight killed at least eight fighters operating in pro-Iran militias, a war monitoring group said Wednesday.
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Air

Department of Defense Taps Immervision to Develop Wide Angle Camera for Drone Applications

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Immervision InnovationLab announced that it has received an award from the US Department of Defense to develop a computer vision wide angle camera for small drones.
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Asia Pacific

14 Dead as Twin Blasts Rock Historic Afghan City of Bamiyan

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At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the historic city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.
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Air

UK Military Could Have ‘Drone Swarms’ Ready by Middle of Next Year

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The UK military could have “drone swarm” units by the middle of next year to perform tasks including suicide missions inside enemy lines and overwhelming adversary air defenses.
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Middle East

Car Bomb in North Syria Kills 5: Monitor

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A car bomb on Tuesday killed five people, mostly local police, on the outskirts of the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a war monitor said.
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Americas

Russia Says It Chased off US Warship in Its Pacific Waters

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A Russian warship caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters on Tuesday and chased it off, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
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Asia Pacific

Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows

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Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
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Africa

Western Sahara Clashes Fuelled by ‘Frustration’ Over Status Quo

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Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status quo that has frozen its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say.
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Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Saudi Aramco Site

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday.
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Middle East

Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport

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Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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Asia Pacific

Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says

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The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.
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Africa

Gunmen Kill Five in Mosque Attack in Nigeria: Police

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Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque during prayers in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state, police said Sunday.
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Asia Pacific

Afghan Government, Taliban Agree Peace Talk Rules: Officials

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The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward.
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Europe

Azerbaijan Troops Enter First District Handed Over by Armenia

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Azerbaijan said its troops had entered a district bordering Nagorno Karabakh handed back by Armenian separatists after almost 30 years.
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Africa

Tigray Forces Fire Rockets at Ethiopian Regional Capital

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The ruling party of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region fired rockets on the capital of neighboring Amhara Friday, an official said, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country.
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