The White House is not making any moves to negotiate with U.S. Senator John Cornyn over his demands to get clarification on the sale of new F-16s to Taiwan.
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Month: March 2012
U.S. Navy intervenes to assure British on cost of converting HMS Prince of Wales
The United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Sean J. Stackley , wrote to the British Navy to assure them that the cost of converting the second aircraft carrier with catapults and arrestor wires will cost less than the £2 billion quoted by officials.
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Pentagon to reopen tender for light attack aircraft
The U.S. has assured Brazil’s Embraer that it will reopen bidding for 20 light support planes, Brazilian Industry and Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel told journalists.
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North Korea aiming rocket launch to the south
An American official has warned that North Korea’s rocket launch next month would be aimed south for the first time and the missile will land in an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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VMFA(AW)-533 wins Robert M. Hanson award
VMFA(AW)-533 is the winner of the Robert M. Hanson award for the best fighter attack squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps for 2011.
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