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Britain says deal to sell Eurofighter to Qatar still on the table

Posted on March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 by alert5

British Defense Minister Michael Fallon has not ruled out a deal to sell Eurofighters to Qatar despite the latter’s decision to buy 24 Rafales.

Eurofighter typhoon 2
By Vladimir Korolkov (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Russia has concluded talks with Venezuela over the sale of 12 Su-30s

Posted on March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 by alert5

The deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation told RIA Novosti that negotiations with Venezuela for 12 Su-30s have concluded.

Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi SU-30MK2 AADPR-2
By André Austin Du-Pont Rocha (Mexico Air Spotters M.A.S.) [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Qatar completed deal for 24 Rafales

Posted on March 30, 2016 by alert5

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiah, have signed the final contract to sell 24 Rafale fighters to Qatar at the opening day of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference.

Dassault Rafale B Suisse
By Hermann Keist (Deutsch: selbst fotografiert) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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F-16 from 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crashed in Afghanistan

Posted on March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 by alert5

A F-16 from the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crashed at about 8:30 p.m. near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on Mar. 29.

160314-F-CX842-029 (25880599985)
By US Air Force from USA Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/455th Air Expeditionary Wing (160314-F-CX842-029) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israeli Air Force officer says Russian air power in Syria still potent

Posted on March 30, 2016March 29, 2016 by alert5

In an interview with Defense News, an officer from the Israeli Air Force says Russia still has significant air power in Syria despite withdrawing some of the assets.

Будни авиагруппы ВКС РФ на аэродроме «Хмеймим» (Сирийская Арабская Республика) (51)
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