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A German Navy frigate will be operating in the Mediterranean next year with a Royal Navy AW159 naval helicopter aboard.
Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Belgium is shopping for a new fighter to replace its aging F-16 and BAE Systems will take the lead for the Eurofighter Consortium and market the aircraft to Brussels.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Typhoon – RIAT 2005) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Luftwaffe has been forced to ground 39 of its Tornado fighter bombers, including six that are deployed to Turkey, after it was determined that an electronic component in the cockpit has a faulty screw.
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By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (Panavia Tornado PA-200 – RIAT 2015) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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By analyzing video footage shown on Iran’s television channels, Jane’s claimed that Kashan International Airport is the site where Iran is testing the clone of the RQ-170.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has denied at a press conference in Washington that his company’s purchase of 40 787-9 and 777-300ER airliners from Boeing is linked to a potential sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar.
By TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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