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Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense says it will proceed to buy 11 Su-35 fighters from Russia despite the risk of being slapped with sanctions by the U.S.
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Spanish Eurofighters deployed to the Baltics for air policing duties are being sidelined after one of the jets accidentally launch a AIM-120 missile over Estonia last week.
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Vietnam’s Viettel Cooperation has exported three sets of early warning radar systems to Laos, the company said in an internal newsletter.
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Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu told lawmakers that the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is looking at acquiring both manned and unmanned platforms for maritime surveillance duties.
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The U.S. Air National Guard has deactivated the 176th Wing’s 249th Airlift Squadron so that the personnel and aircraft can stand up as the 144th Airlift Squadron.
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