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U.S. Army Green Berets requested an air strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Oct. 3 as they believed it was under Taliban control.
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Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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Boeing has been awarded a $898 million contract for 15 EA-18Gs while Lockheed Martin is to buy long lead items for 28 C-130Js in a contract worth $260 million.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is said to have used its 3K95 Kinzhal air defense missile system to destroy a sea target during an exercise in the Barents Sea.
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The head of Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said his country has reached “certain clarity” to make a decision on purchasing the long-range air defense system.
By Georges Seguin (Okki) (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said his country needs to look into getting combat helicopters from Russia since Croatia is to receive ex-U.S. OH-58Ds.
By Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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