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Boeing has delivered the 14th Mk6 Chinook to the Royal Air Force, this concludes Britain’s recent order and the delivery coincides with the 35th anniversary of Chinook operations for the U.K.
Photo: Boeing
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A ceremony was held at BAF Bangabandhu Base in Dhaka on Dec. 6 to induct the Yak-130 and AW139 search-and-rescue helicopter into service with the Bangladesh Air Force. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the guest-of-honor.
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The Israeli Air Force will inactivate one squadron of F-16 fighters in early 2017 once its F-35s arrived from the United States.
Dr. Avishai Teicher Pikiwiki Israel [CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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Shortly after arriving at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus from RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Eurofighters bombed the ISIL-controlled Omar oilfield in eastern Syria on Dec. 4.
Photo: Sgt Gordy Elias/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Last month, Bill Sweetman reported that Denmark is to decide on buying the F-35 this month. However, Defense News now says a decision will only be made in the first quarter of 2016.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Griffith
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