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An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona prepares to take off from a dry lakebed during Green Flag West 22-03 at Fort Irwin, California, Jan. 19, 2022. Throughout the exercise, Airmen executed the Agile Combat Employment concept to train, teach and learn each other’s mission and to execute combat airpower anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Egypt to buy 12 C-130Js and 3 air defense radars

The U.S. government has cleared the sale of 12 C-130J transport aircraft to Egypt for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducts a training mission over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and contingency operations. Missions include tactical air land, airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, special operations and distinguished visitor airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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