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In an interview with Germany’s Spiegel Magazine, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the publication that his country is prepared to arm forces fighting the Syrian government with Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).
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South Korea and the United States will discuss the deployment of a THAAD battery in Korea via the Joint Working Group (JWG) this week.
Photo: Missile Defense Agency
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The newest aerial tanker in the U.S. Air Force, the KC-46, will not arrive at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita until spring of 2017.
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Photo: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
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Whilst everyone was busy snapping pictures of the pair of F-22s parked at the static display area of Singapore Airshow 2016, one F22 was busy shuttling folks to and fro from the Singapore Expo during last weekend.
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Photo: SIM Kok Chwee
North Korea’s state media reported on Feb. 21 that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un had observed drills carried out by its Air Force.