Reuters was told that a large cache of shoulder-fired missiles were seized by Algerian authorities near the border with Libya.
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Iron Dome deployed to Tel Aviv for exercise
An Iron Dome anti-missile battery will be deployed in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area for the first time to calibrate the system to that environment.
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Iraq says its keen to buy KAI T-50
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Korea Herald on Saturday that his country will most likely buy KAI’s T-50 trainer.
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USAF delays T-X program by three years
The U.S. Air Force has decided to delay inducting the T-38 replacement into service by three years.
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Cornyn places hold on Obama nominee over Taiwan F-16 issues
Unhappy with the Obama administration’s response to his requests for more information
on the sale of F-16s to Taiwan. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has placed a hold on the nomination of Mark Lippert to become the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs.
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