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Reuters reported that the Obama administration is expected to clear new weapons sale to Taiwan by the end of the year and a Republican congressional aide said the announcement could be as early as this week.
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During a press conference on Dec. 15, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said Australia’s recent military flight in the South China Sea was “deliberately complicating the situation” there.
Capts. David Kroontje and Gregory Balzhiser, former F-16 pilots from Misawa Air Base, were presented the 2014 Mackay Trophy for an airstrike mission on Aug. 9, 2014 that saved thousands of Yazidis in Iraq.
Photo: Courtesy photo from U.S. Air Force
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The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has confirmed another eight Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.
Photo: USAF
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French Rafales carried out an air raid against ISIL targets in Al Qaim, Iraq on Dec. 15 and for the first time, the SCALP EG cruise missile was employed. Video after the jump.
Photo: French Ministry of Defense
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