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Romania is in “positive discussions” with the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program’s steering committee on the former’s desire to join the program at Sheppard Air Force Base.
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Rostec Head Sergei Chemezov told TASS that China has made an advance payment for the sale of the S-400 air defense system. Deliveries could commence in the first quarter of 2017.
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High tempo combat operations in Africa and Middle East are depleting the bomb stockpile for the French Air Force, its chief Gen. André Lanata said.
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An attempt by U.S. Senator Rand Paul to block the sale of 6 F-16Ds and 2 F-16Cs to Pakistan has failed. Senators voted 71-24 to approve the sale.
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The U.S. Army is still interested in replacing the OH-58D light reconnaissance helicopter under the Future Vertical Lift-Light (FVL-Light) program.
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