Kuwait has requested to buy 80 AIM-9X-2 Block II missiles from the United States. Also included in the request are 26 CATM-9X-2 captive air training missiles.
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B-1B completes 10,000th combat mission
The B-1B bomber has completed its 10,000th combat mission with that mission flown from Southwest Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan wants Russian air base to be closed
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev wants the Russia air base in Kant to be closed after Moscow failed to pay rent of $15 million for the past four years.
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BBC’s analysis of an Israeli attack on Iran
BBC News looks at how Israel might attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, the difficulties that it will encounter and other options on the table.
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Kandahar Air Wing conducts its first air assault
The air wing in Kandahar, Afghanistan has carried its first air assault operation on Feb. 21.
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