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A German one-star general was given a briefing by U.S. officials in Bonn earlier this week regarding the Foreign Military Sales process for acquiring the F-35 stealth fighter, Reuters reported.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Haseltine [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Visitors to this year’s Slovak International Air Fest in August will get to see the Al Fursan aerobatic team from the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Following their transfer from Turkey, Germany’s A310 aerial tanker is now back supporting coalition tanking missions from an air base in Jordan.
By Dmitry A. Mottl (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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A press release by Lockheed Martin on Jul. 10 says the company had received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The German military has started the withdrawal of troops stationed at Incirlik air base, Turkey. The process started on Jul. 9, German media reported.
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Photo: Bundeswehr/Bienert
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