Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Feb- 2019 -

25 February

rmee de l'Air (French Air Force) Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet

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Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked

French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti

22 February

Fergus Kelly

First RAF Typhoon use of Brimstone missile destroys ISIS boat in Syria

A UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon used a brimstone missile to destroy a boat used by ISIS in Syria, the first time the aircraft has deployed the weapon system

22 February

French armed forces minister Florence Parly in Chad

Staff Writer With AFP

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French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says

French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said

21 February

Staff Writer With AFP

French ISIS fighter Fabien Clain targeted in overnight airstrike in Syria

A French ISIS fighter who became notorious after claiming responsibility for the November Paris 2015 attacks was killed in an airstrike

21 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Algeria Su-24 ground attack jet crash kills two crew

An Algerian Air Force Su-24 ground attack jet crashed during an overnight training exercise killing its two crew members, the defense ministry said

7 February

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets

Staff Writer With AFP

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BAE awarded $225 million APKWS rocket contract for US, Nigeria, Netherlands

BAE Systems was awarded a $225 million contract to produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System units for Nigeria and the Netherlands

7 February

Staff Writer With AFP

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Chad president Deby says rebel convoy ‘destroyed’ by 3 days of French airstrikes

Chadian President Idriss Deby said a column of rebels which had sought to cross into the country from Libya had been "destroyed" in a series of French airstrikes

1 February