Iraq says F-16s should arrive in March 2013

A spokesman for Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday that Iraq expects to receive the first batch of F-16s in March 2013 and not 2014 as announced earlier by American officials.

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First Australian F-35 coming together

The first F-35 for Australia, AU-1, is being manufactured and the various parts are coming together for assembly at Fort Worth.

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