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Russia To Complete Delivery Of 10,000 AK-47 Rifles To Afghan Forces
February 24, 2016 @ 01:33 PMRussia is delivering 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles to Afghan Forces as part of Moscows efforts to equip the troops to counter terrorist activity. “Deliveries are underway
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Afghanistan Air Force To Fly First Surveillance Drones, Super Tucanos Next Month
February 23, 2016 @ 10:31 AMAfghanistan Air Force will deploy the first surveillance drones along with A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for combat operations in March. “We are just getting the first drones that will be deployed by the corps,” US Major General Gordon Davis, commander of the unit that procures new equipment for the Afghans was quoted as saying by Reuters
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US Firms Win $49 Million Orders To Supply Nonstandard Weapons To Multiple
February 19, 2016 @ 07:43 AMCulmen, Defense Technology, Multinational Defense Services, Sierra Four and UDC US were awarded a $49 million contract for the production of nonstandard weapons parts and accessories for multiple countries under foreign military sales. The weapon parts and accessories will be for Chad, Afghanistan, Iraq, Romania, Somalia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Pakistan, Peru, Congo, Jordan and Colombia, US department of Defense said in a statement Thursday
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US Clears F-16 Sale To Pakistan: India Summons US Envoy
February 13, 2016 @ 07:55 AMThe Indian government has summoned the US ambassador over the clearance of F-16 fighter jets by the US administration to Pakistan worth nearly $700 million. "We are disappointed at decision of the Obama administration to notify the sale of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
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UK, Sweden Reject Pro-Assange Ruling By UN Panel
February 5, 2016 @ 01:03 PMThe UK and Sweden have rejected the ruling by the UN panel favouring Julian Assange. The UN Panel examining the case of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange on Friday ruled that he should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his, “deprivation of liberty”
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DynCorp Wins Maintenance Services Contract For US Army Command Ops in Afghanistan
February 2, 2016 @ 07:52 AMDynCorp International has been awarded a $7 million foreign military sales contract for aviation field maintenance services for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command operations in Afghanistan. Work will be performed in Afghanistan with an estimated completion date of Dec
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Cessna Wins $55 Million Afghanistan Trainer Aircraft Contract
January 22, 2016 @ 03:03 AMCessna Aircraft Co has been awarded a $55,268,755 contract for the Afghanistan Pilot Trainer Program. The company will provide contractor support of 18 C-208 B aircraft and one C-208 aircrew training device, including maintenance and training
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Afghanistan Ready To Use India’s Mi-35 Helicopters
January 21, 2016 @ 09:47 AMThree Mi-35 helicopters that India donated to Afghanistan last month are now fully operational to combat terrorism in the war-torn country, Afghanistans Defense Ministry said Wednesday. According to the Defense Ministry, the multirole helicopters will be used in the ongoing Helmand battle for the first time
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Afghanistan Receives Four Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
January 16, 2016 @ 08:29 AMThe United States has delivered four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Afghan Air Force. Afghanistans Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri told the Pajhwok Afghan News agency on Friday that the jets would help bolster the countrys Air Force
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Russia To Supply Afghanistan With 10,000 AK-47 Rifles
December 30, 2015 @ 07:43 AMRussia is expected to begin delivery of 10,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles to Afghan police in coming months. "The issue of delivery of 10,000 AK-47 automatic rifles with ammunition rounds to Kabul via the Russian Interior Ministry has been practically resolved and the shipment is expected to take place in January of 2016," Russian presidential special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the TASS news agency on Tuesday
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