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NATO has given Antonov a three year contract to lease two AN-124-100 cargo planes under the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) program.
Darren Koch [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israel has until Jan. 11 to confirm with Croatia that it can sell its surplus F-16 fighters to the Balkan nation.
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Second Saab GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft has made its maiden flight on Jan. 3.
A report from United Daily News says Taiwan is studying how to salvage functioning General Electric J85 small single-shaft turbojet engines from its F-5 fleet and reuse them on missiles.
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