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French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said his country has started making plans on air strikes in Syria. Le Drian said the strikes will start “in the coming weeks” during an interview with France Inter radio.
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thales has secured a multi-million pound contract with DataGate in Thailand to supply the Royal Thai Army with the STARStreak air defence missile system.
By Nilfanion (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A P-8A from VP-8 carried out a AGM-84D Harpoon live missile shot on Aug. 12 during GUAMEX 2015. According to the press release, this was the first fully fueled Harpoon firing for the P-8A.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Kofonow [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Airbus has delivered the second C295M maritime patrol aircraft for the Philippine Air Force to Clark Air Base on Sept. 16. The aircraft was flown from Spain by pilots from Airbus Defense and Space.
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Photo: PAF
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A U.S. official said the latest satellite imagery had captured two Russian Mi-24 and two Mi-17 helicopters on the tarmac of Bassel al-Assad International Airport, in Latakia, Syria.
By Igor Dvurekov (http://russianplanes.net/id53229) [GFDL 1.2, GFDL 1.2 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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