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One of Iran's highest ranking military officers has been killed in a US airstrike at Baghdad International Airport on Thursday (local time).
Iraqi officials said Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed in the attack, which was blamed on the United States.
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Read more: US kills top Iranian military commander in attack at Baghdad airport
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/us-kills-top-iranian-military-commander-in-attack-at-baghdad-airport.html
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Congress is offering the Defense Department the option to purchase Turkey's F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and giving the defense secretary discretion to spend up to $30 million to store the fifth-generation jets until a plan for their use is formalized, according to the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2020.
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Read more: US doesn't know what to do with Turkey’s undelivered F-35s
- Article: https://www.wearethemighty.com/gear-tech/us-turkey-undelivered-f-35
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Summer reissue: A column this year pondered why anyone would work in fencing, but it applies to much of manual labour. With her husband’s permission, Emily Writes shares his story of what an honest living really is.
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- Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-01-2020/summer-reissue-an-honest-living/
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New Zealand has begun implementing updated procurement rules across sectors including defence that ban offsets but outline requirements for ‘broader outcomes’ such as economic benefits.
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Read more: NZ brings in updated procurement rules
- Article: https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/budget-policy/nz-brings-in-updated-procurement-rules
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military in September ordered the largest stress test of its wartime sealift fleet in the command’s history, with 33 out of 61 government-owned ships being activated simultaneously. The results were bad, according to a new report.
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- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2019/12/31/the-us-military-ran-the-largest-stress-test-of-its-sealift-fleet-in-years-its-in-big-trouble/
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Two of the country's fastest roads are actually saving lives.
No one has died on either the Cambridge section of the Waikato Expressway, or the SH2 Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road, since they opened just over two years ago, figures released to Stuff show.
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Read more: Waikato, Bay of Plenty, 110kmh speed limit roads prove safer than regular highways
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117577747/waikato-bay-of-plenty-110kmh-speed-limit-roads-prove-safer-than-regular-highways
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U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion and the New Zealand Army conduct Exercise Sari Bair at Waiouru Military Camp, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand, October 8-12, 2019. Exercise Sari Bair is an annual live-fire training exercise to enhance warfighting skill sets.
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China is expanding its Navy's reach in the Pacific. The goal—challenge the United States for control of the world's oceans.Joining me today is Captain Jim Fanell, the former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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Read more: China’s Plan to Conquer the Ocean
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