USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 24 to prepare for a hull swap with USS Essex (LHD 2) later this spring.
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Day: February 27, 2012
Missile strike on drone wreckage in Pakistan
The wreckage of a drone that crashed in Pakistan was destroyed by a missile strike from another drone as Pakistani troops were searching for it nearby.
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Kandahar Air Wing conducts its first air assault
The air wing in Kandahar, Afghanistan has carried its first air assault operation on Feb. 21.
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Israel sells $1.6 billion arms to Azerbaijan
Israeli Aerospace Industries will sell unmanned aerial vehicles and missile defense systems to Azerbaijan for $1.6 billion.
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India to shop for medium range maritime patrol aircraft
New Delhi has approved the Indian Navy’s request to buy nine medium range maritime reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft.
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