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Oct- 2017 -9 October
Lebanon receives 2 Super Tucano light attack aircraft from US
Lebanon received two Super Tucano light-attack aircraft from the United States. The planes were handed over at the Hamat air base near Beirut.
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9 October
NATO launches new multinational division in Romania
NATO launched a new 10-country multinational force from in Romania to counter Russia in southeast Europe in the Black Sea
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9 October
Foreign minister: Turkey can back out of Russian S-400 deal without technology transfer
Turkish authorities could annul the deal to purchase Russian S-400 air defense missile system if Moscow refuses to transfer technology, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. “We have heard no official refusal on that score. [Russia’s President Vladimir] Putin told us we may take steps for joint production. Know-how will be crucial. If Russia’s attitude is negative, we may clinch a deal with another country,” Mr. Cavusoglu said in an interview with Aksam. Turkey and Russia had largely agreed on conditions for the S-400 deal, worth some $2.5 billion, over the summer. However, the agreement was officially signed only in September, when Ankara made an advance payment. Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian presidential aide for military and technical cooperation, said last month that Moscow and Ankara were not discussing technology transfer at the time. “We are not speaking about it, as yet we speak only about supplies of ready weapons, technologies – no,” he said. According to Kozhin, Turkey wants to see the systems delivered before 2019, and the issue is still under discussion. Russia’s S-400 Triumf long-and medium-range air defense missile system can use five different missile types to destroy aerial targets including both planes and other missiles at a range …
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9 October
Coalition conducts 98 strikes in 3 days near Raqqa, Syria – CJTF-OIR
The U.S.-led Coalition conducted 98 strikes near Raqqa, Syria between October 6 and 8, Operation Inherent Resolve said
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7 October
Russia to provide air support to Turkish operation in Syria, Erdogan says
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a "serious operation" has begun in Idlib province in Syria and that Russia will provide air support.
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7 October
2 Saudi soldiers killed, 3 injured in attack on Jeddah royal palace guard post
Two Saudi soldiers were shot dead and three others were wounded in an attack on a guard post at the Peace Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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7 October
$1.1 billion contract to construct 2 more littoral combat ships for US Navy
Austal USA and Lockheed Martin were awarded contracts worth more that $1.1 billion combined to build two littoral combat ships, the Pentagon said
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7 October
Pentagon: US strike in Yemen on October 4 killed AQAP terrorist
The U.S. military carried out a strike in Yemen on October 4 that resulted in death of an AQAP militant, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to The Defense Post
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6 October
US State Dept approves $15 billion THAAD missile defense sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Department of State approved on Friday, October 6 the possible sale of 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launchers to Saudi Arabia worth $15 billion, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a release. A State Department official told The Defense Post on Friday that the sale would further U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, since it supports the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region “in the face of Iranian and other regional threats.” “This sale, valued at up to $15 billion, is part of the $110 Billion package of defense equipment and services initially announced during the President’s May trip to Saudi Arabia,” the official added. The potential sale also includes 360 THAAD Interceptor Missiles, 16 THAAD Fire Control and Communications Mobile Tactical Station Group and seven AN/TPY-2 THAAD radars. Test and maintenance equipment, as well as spare parts and personnel training equipment are also included in the package. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation and Raytheon Corporation will be the principal contractors for the deal. The news of the potential sale came one day after Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense signed deals with Moscow to purchase Russia’s competing S-400 missile defense systems and other …
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6 October
Body of fourth US service member recovered in Niger
The Nigerien military recovered the body of a 4th U.S. service member who was killed along with three Green Berets ambushed during a patrol on Wednesday
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