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The Royal Air Force has deployed six Eurofighters to Akrotiri in Cyprus. The British government is stressing that the warplanes are not taking part in any military action against Syria.
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Photo: Cpl Vicky Lefrancois, DAirPA
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Philippine Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalino dela Cruz said the first two F/A-50 that Manila plans to acquire will arrive by end of 2014.
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Started as part of the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid, photographs of all the men who took part have been published for the first time.
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute concluded that Cuban MiG-21s seized by Panama were meant for North Korea to use.
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