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Pakistan’s US-made AH-1Z Viper helicopters to be fitted with General Dynamics gun turrets

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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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US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon

Joanne Stocker -
U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.
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Africa

UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo base attack

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Fourteen peacekeepers from the United Nations Democratic Republic of the Congo mission (MONUSCO) and five Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in North Kivu, the U.N. said on Friday.
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Air

US Air Force orders laser small diameter bombs from Boeing

Fergus Kelly -
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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Middle East

Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday

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Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
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Business

Qatar signs €2.6 billion deals with France for 12 Rafale aircraft, 490 armored vehicles

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Qatar signed deals to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets and 490 VBCI armoured vehicles for €2.6 billion
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Air

Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service
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Air

Russian Su-57 fifth generation stealthy fighter flies with new engine

Fergus Kelly -
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

Fergus Kelly -
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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Asia Pacific

Afghan female military officers to train in India

Joanne Stocker -
Afghan female military officers will train with the Indian Army for the first time at the training academy in Chennai, Indian media reported
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Air

First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training

Fergus Kelly -
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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Middle East

Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation

Staff Writer With AFP -
U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources said have yet to determine if they will return.
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Middle East

Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters

Joanne Stocker -
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.
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Air

US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill

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The U.S. and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Air

Yemen rattled by air raids as clashes spread

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A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital Monday, witnesses said, as clashes between rebels and supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh also spread beyond Sanaa.
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Middle East

YPG declares eastern Deir Ezzor free of ISIS at press conference with Russian officials

Fergus Kelly -
The mainly Kurdish Syrian YPG declared eastern Deir Ezzor free from Islamic State at a press conference with Russian military officials
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