Fergus Kelly
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Space
Blue Origin successfully test-fires innovative BE-4 rocket engine
Blue Origin successfully hot-fired its innovative, liquid natural gas-powered BE-4 rocket engine, a key step in the development of its new launch vehicles
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Middle East
SDF to be redeployed to accelerate Deir Ezzor offensive after capture of Raqqa
Operation Jazeera Storm, the Coalition-backed campaign against ISIS in eastern Syria will accelerate after the capture of Raqqa, the SDF spokesperson said
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Business
Textron awarded $333 million contract for mobile strike force vehicles
Textron won a $333 million contract for up to 255 mobile strike force vehicles plus related hardware and services, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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Business
US State Dept approves $2.4 billion Greek F-16 upgrade as PM Tsipras visits White House
The U.S. State Department approved the potential $2.4 billion upgrade of Greek F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the F-16 Block V configuration
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Middle East
Syrian Democratic Forces assert control over Raqqa on Coalition anniversary
The SDF asserted control over Raqqa, ending Islamic State rule on the third anniversary of the formation of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
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Business
Boeing wins $240 million Saudi Air Force AWACS modernisation contract
Boeing has been awarded a $240 million contract to modernise Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS early warning aircraft, the U.S. Department of Defense said
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Middle East
Offensive operations to resume in Raqqa – Coalition spokesperson
Colonel Ryan Dillon said that offensive operations to clear the remaining ISIS-held areas in Raqqa are expected to resume later on October 16.
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Business
M60 tank upgrade unveiled by Italy’s Leonardo at Bahrain’s BIDEC
Italian defense contractor Leonardo is to present its modular M60 tank upgrade solution at the first Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference
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Africa
Massive truck bomb explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia killed hundreds
The death toll from a Saturday truck bomb blast in Mogadishu, Somalia has risen to at least 230 people, with hundreds more injured, a senior politician said
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Middle East
SDF launches final assault on Raqqa after some ISIS fighters evacuated
The U.S.-backed SDF launched a final assault on the remaining ISIS-held areas of Raqqa after some ISIS fighters evacuated from the Syrian city overnight
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