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Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, will consult U.S. President Barack Obama before embarking on a new fighter program for the country, an anonymous official told Bloomberg.
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Indonesia will buy four Be-200 amphibious fire-fighting aircraft, Air Force chief Air Marshal Agus Supriatna said on Oct. 30.
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A Russian MiG-31 has crashed in the Far East and both crew members were spotted on the ground by a Il-38.
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Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said $480 million will be put aside in the budget for 12 more Su-30 fighter jets.
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