U.S. Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick on Wednesday said the service was “aggressively pushing for delivery of two C-130H models in late calendar year 2013 and two additional ones before the end of calendar 2014” to Afghanistan.
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Month: January 2013
Sale of F-35s to Israel could violate Japan’s export ban
Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera admitted at a news conference that F-35s exported to Israel would conflict with Japan’s export ban as Japanese parts are involved.
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Libya has new air force chief
Brigadier Ahmed Habib Al-Mismari has become the new Libyan Air Force Chief of Staff, replacing General Adam Saqr Geroushi, who was disbarred by the Integrity Commission at the beginning of the month.
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Chinese missile technicians working with North Koreans to upgrade Egypt’s Scud missiles
U.S. intelligence officials say Chinese missile technicians from the Beijing-based China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corp. (CPMIEC) were seen in Egypt along with North Koreans, upgrading Cairo’s Scud missiles.
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Israel shifts Iron Dome batteries to the north
The Israeli Defense Force has confirmed that Iron Dome batteries to the north of the country, including one in the Haifa area.
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