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2/3/2022 12:07:23 PM
The Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced in a statement on late Wednesday the interception and destruction of three hostile drones that penetrated the country’s airspace at dawn yesterday away from populated areas.
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1/23/2022 5:47:44 PM
The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major airport in the country.
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1/19/2022 10:56:48 PM
Yemen's Houthi rebels used cruise and ballistic missiles, in addition to drones, in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot and an international airport, the Emirati ambassador to the United States said Wednesday.
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1/17/2022 12:39:47 PM
Drones may have sparked an explosion on three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and may have caused a separate fire at an extension of the emirate's main airport on Monday, according to a statement by police.
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1/5/2022 9:20:35 PM
Forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government have reclaimed large swaths of territory in a southern province from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, government officials said Wednesday.
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1/4/2022 11:25:11 AM
Two armed drones targeting an air base in western Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said.
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1/3/2022 2:02:53 PM
Two armed drones were shot down at the Baghdad airport on Monday, a US-led coalition official said, an attack that coincides with the anniversary of the 2020 US killing of a top Iranian general.
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12/26/2021 10:27:00 PM
The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen's Houthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed.
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12/15/2021 11:40:49 AM
Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defence ties with African countries ahead of a major gathering of the continent's leaders in Istanbul.
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12/15/2021 10:52:48 AM
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf.
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12/5/2021 7:31:27 PM
Egypt has lifted the curtain on its first two locally made drones, the EJune-30 SW and Nut, which were displayed during the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2021) held between 29 November and 2 December.
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11/29/2021 9:49:32 PM
Eight Iraqi officers have been arrested on charges of negligence in probing an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, a senior official said Monday.
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11/20/2021 9:30:14 AM
America's top defense official vowed Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its ``dangerous use'' of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers.
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10/25/2021 7:50:31 PM
Israel is holding its largest-ever air force exercise this week, joined by several Western countries and India, with the United Arab Emirates' air force chief set to inspect the drills.
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10/6/2021 7:06:15 PM
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said that the drones were being manufactured at eight plants in Iran, sometimes using materials smuggled from abroad, and then sent to countries like Iraq and Syria where they are assembled and then deployed.
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9/25/2021 3:06:56 PM
According to Far-Maroc, Morocco ordered 13 Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey in April and a first batch of the unmanned aircraft arrived this month
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9/23/2021 12:56:08 PM
Boeing said it has selected Toowoomba city in Queensland state as the final assembly point for its unmanned Loyal Wingman planes. The first test flights were completed earlier this year
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9/22/2021 5:39:30 PM
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the international community to take an immediate and decisive stance to stop these recurrent acts, which target vital and civilian facilities in the Kingdom
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9/20/2021 10:30:34 PM
'Initial indications are that we struck the individual we were aiming for, and there are no indications of civilian casualties as a result of the strike,' US Central Command spokeswoman, Lieutenant Josie Lynne Lenny said
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9/12/2021 11:34:31 AM
Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Service said at least two drones carrying explosives targeted the airport in a statement
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