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India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) met on Dec. 17 and the acquisition of 5 S-400 air defense systems was cleared during the meeting chaired by defense minister Manohar Parrikar.
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Dassault announced that Qatar’s order for 24 Rafale fighters has come into force. News reports last month mentioned that the contract was delayed as Qatar had failed to make the first payment in order for Dassault to enter it into its order books.
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For the first time since World War II, the U.S. Air Force will have enlisted pilots in its ranks. However, they will not be sitting in any cockpits as the job requires them to pilot the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings
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The omnibus federal spending bill by the U.S. Congress has delayed the purchase of one Boeing 747-8 for the U.S. Air Force by a year. The jet was to become the new Air Force One.
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