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France will hand-over Egypt’s first Mistral-class helicopter carrier today at Toulouse, Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Egyptian Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi will join his French counterpart in the flag-raising ceremony.
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Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and U.S. Air Force personnel took part in Exercise Arctic Fighter Meet 2016 from May 23-27.
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U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erin Babis
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A U.S. Navy EA-18G from VAQ-133 suffered significant damage to its nose and engines during an accident aboard USS John C. Stennis while the aircraft carrier was underway in the South China Sea.
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Torrey W. Lee [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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An executive from Russian Helicopters said the delivery Mi-35M attack helicopter for Kazakhstan is scheduled from the end of this year.
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By Dmitry Zherdin [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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General Atomics has been tasked by the Italian Air Force to install the Rafael RecceLite reconnaissance pod on the latter’s MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle.
By SSgt Ricky Best [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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