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Russia to order 12 fifth generation Su-57 stealth fighters to “test combat use”

Fergus Kelly -
Russia is to order 12 of the fifth generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft this year, and expects 14 Su-30SM fighters to be delivered in 2018
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China dispatches Su-35s to patrol South China Sea

Joanne Stocker -
China deployed Su-35 advanced fighter jets to patrol the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army Air Force said.
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Middle East

Coalition and SDF thwart Syrian ‘pro-regime’ forces attack in Deir Ezzor

Joanne Stocker -
US-led Coalition forces and partnered Syrian Democratic Forces fended off what appears to be a coordinated attack on the SDF near the deconfliction line east of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, the Coalition said
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Air

Philippines says Bell helicopters purchased from Canada ‘not for attack’

Staff Writer With AFP -
The Philippine military denied it planned to use 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters bought from Canada as attack aircraft against local insurgents, following reports Ottawa was reviewing the deal
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Middle East

UN Security Council to discuss Syria humanitarian truce

Staff Writer With AFP -
The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on Thursday to discuss an appeal from U.N. aid officials for a month-long humanitarian ceasefire in Syria, diplomats said
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Asia Pacific

Kashmir looks for peace as ceasefire violations increase on the India-Pakistan border

Raqib Hameed Naik -
People living along the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir look for peace as ceasefire violations on both sides continue to increase
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Middle East

Iraqi forces attack ISIS remnants around Tuz Khurmatu

Staff Writer With AFP -
Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led Coalition began a major operation against Islamic State fighters hiding out in a northeastern desert region, the military said.
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Europe

Russia plans to launch second Blagovest military satellite in April

Joanne Stocker -
The launch of the second of four Russian Blagovest military satellites is planned for April after it was delayed in December, the satellite's developer said
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Air

Syria says intercepted Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Staff Writer With AFP -
Syrian air defense systems intercepted an Israeli air attack on a military position near the capital Damascus, the army said.
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Air

US expands air campaign in northern Afghanistan

Joanne Stocker -
The US expanded its air campaign in northern Afghanistan, carrying out airstrikes in Badakhshan province near the border with China and Tajikistan, amid reports that American soldiers are being redeployed from Iraq.
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Business

US approves $735 million sale to Finland of Harpoon anti-ship and ESSM air defense missiles

Fergus Kelly -
The U.S. State Department approved the $735 million sale of 112 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and 68 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles used to defend ships from aerial attack, the Defense Cooperation Security Agency said.
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Air

Rheinmetall and Sikorsky to collaborate on German heavy lift helicopter bid

Staff Writer With AFP -
Germany's Rheinmetall Group and Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky signed a strategic teaming agreement to offer the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter in the German Air Force heavy lift helicopter competition
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Air

Iran begins mass production of Mohajer-6 combat drones

Joanne Stocker -
Iran's defense ministry announced that it has begun mass production of the indigeously-produced Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle
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Africa

Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’

Staff Writer With AFP -
Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated
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Middle East

On mountain frontline, Yemen army makes push for Sana’a

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Yemen's army is making a push for Nihm, a key gateway to the capital Sanaa, which has been held by rebel Houthi fighters since September 2014
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Air

Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria

Fergus Kelly -
Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.
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