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Sep- 2019 -26 SeptemberBusiness
BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets
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18 SeptemberBusiness
UK launches national security investigation into Cobham takeover
The UK launched a national security probe into a £4-billion takeover bid for British defense group Cobham by US private equity firm Advent International
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3 SeptemberMiddle East
UN details Yemen war crimes, warns US, UK, France, Iran of complicity
A UN investigation into Yemen's devastating civil war found that multiple sides have repeatedly engaged in possible war crimes
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Aug- 2019 -5 AugustMiddle East
UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyMiddle East
Bahrain hosts first Gulf maritime security conference
Bahrain hosted a conference on Gulf maritime security after multiple attacks on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz
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29 JulyMiddle East
Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan arrives in Persian Gulf to escort UK tankers
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran arrived in the region
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22 JulyMiddle East
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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22 JulyAfrica
Mali: UK to deploy 250 troops to MINUSMA for long-range reconnaissance missions
The UK will in 2020 deploy 250 military personnel to MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, providing a long-range reconnaissance capability
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19 JulyMiddle East
Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz
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16 JulyTechnology
UK Royal Navy and Marines test Thales’ Lightweight Multirole Missile
The UK Royal Navy and Royal Marines tested Thales' Lightweight Multirole Missile – also known as Martlet – against speedboats and drones
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