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The Nigerian Air Force has dispatched fighter jets, transport aircraft and a helicopter to Dakar, Senegal as part of its contribution to the Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG).
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Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz told a news conference on Jan. 18 that his ministry is looking into buying more F-16s from the United States.
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Thales has been awarded a $78.90 million contract by the Swiss government to update the latter’s FLORAKO radar system.
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A total of thirteen warplanes from Russian and Turkey took part in a joint air strike against ISIL forces in Syria for the first time.
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The U.S. Navy’s West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron for the F-35C – VFA-125 – will be getting its first four aircraft on Jan. 25.
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