Romania announced it will pay around 600 million euros to buy 12 second-hand F-16s from Portugal.
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Kyrgyzstan wants U.S. out of Manas airbase by July 2014
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have voted on Thursday to give the United States until Jul. 11, 2014 to close the U.S. Transit Center at Manas international airport.
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Hollande to discuss Rafale sale with Qatar
French President Francois Hollande will try to sell the Dassault Rafale to Qatar during a state visit later this week.
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RAF Navigator wins French medal for second time
RAF Navigator Flt. Lt. Ian “Abbo” Abson has been awarded the French Croix de la Valeur Militaire with Bronze Star (Cross of Military Valour with bronze star) for the second time.
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USAF SOC wants to wrangle CSAR mission from ACC
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has been trying to take over the combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) mission from Air Combat Command (ACC), Defense News reports.
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