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The Swedish government has rejected calls from opposition parties to send Gripen fighters to help France fight against ISIL in the Middle East.
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Between January to December 2014, the average availability rate for Indian Air Force’s fighter fleet was 55 percent, the Defense Ministry said in a reply to a Parliamentary standing committee on defense.
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Citing anonymous sources, Defense News says France has decided on Dec. 15 to go ahead and buy four C-130Js. France has been on the market for new and used C-130s.
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Anti-submarine Warfare Systems program office (PMA-264) needed a new platform to do quality-assurance testing of sonobuoys after the S-3 was retired in October.
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South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration spokesperson Kim Si-cheol said Defense Minister Han Min-koo has approved the F-16 upgrade program to be carried out by the Lockheed Martin.
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