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Taliban Commander In Pakistan Killed By US Drone Strike
October 31, 2017 @ 08:58 AMThe commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the largest and deadliest militant umbrella organization in Pakistan, has been reportedly killed in a US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night. In a statement, the TTP Dawar group said Monday that the drone targeted a compound in the eastern Khost province of Afghanistan late Sunday night and killed its key militant commander Maqbool Dawar, his brother Murad Ali and two other militants, Anadolu agency reports
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USAF Orders Six More A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft For Afghanistan Ops
October 25, 2017 @ 01:34 PMSierra Nevada and its partner Embraer have received orders from the U.S
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Leidos Wins $728M US Army Contract To Support Afghan Helicopter fleet
October 25, 2017 @ 11:59 AMLeidos has won a contract valued up to $728 million from the US Army to support the Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) and Special Mission Wing (SMW) helicopter and fixed-wing fleets. Work will be performed in Kabul, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2020
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Textron Systems Awarded $333M Contract For Afghan Mobile Strike Force Vehicles
October 19, 2017 @ 09:11 AMThe US Army has awarded a contract estimated $332.9 million to Textron Systems Marine and Land System for procurement of 255 mobile strike force vehicles
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Second US Drone Strike on Taliban in Pakistan
October 17, 2017 @ 02:02 PMThe US conducted a drone strike on second consecutive day firing two missiles targeting a house in Paktia province of Afghanistan-Pakistan border. There have been no reports of causalities
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First Two UH-60A Black Hawk Choppers Delivered to Afghanistan
October 12, 2017 @ 12:00 PMThe US expects to replace Afghanistan Air Force's fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters with Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawks, the first two of which were received by the Afghan Air Force in a ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday. Afghanistan plans to acquire more than 100 UH-60 Black Hawks in the coming years
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Pakistan Buying From China, Russia, Europe as US Restricts Weapons Sales
October 9, 2017 @ 02:20 PMPakistans Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the country is expediting efforts to acquire military equipment to combat militancy from other resources as the US limits weapons sales to Islamabad. In an exclusive interview with
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Pakistan COAS Offers Training Support to Afghan Security Forces
October 2, 2017 @ 02:56 PMPakistan has offered to train Afghan security forces in its war against terrorism. The Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa offered support to Afghanistan to train its security forces during his visit to the country
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Afghan Air Force Receives Two UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters at Kandahar
September 26, 2017 @ 11:05 PMThe first two Afghan Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters meant to replace Mi-17s have arrived at Kandahar airfield. The helicopters are the first to be delivered to the AAF are part of the plan to modernize and expand the AAF
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AM General to Supply 6576 HMMWVs to Afghanistan for $46 Million
September 22, 2017 @ 10:03 AMAM General has been awarded a $45.8 million contract for the procurement of 6,576 supplemental M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, Expanded Capacity Vehicles, and capability expansion kits for the Afghan National Defense Security Forces
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The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
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Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
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