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Pentagon working on an arsenal plane

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In a preview of the 2017 defense budget during a breakfast event at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter revealed that the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is working on developing an arsenal plane that an older generation flying platform into a flying launch pad for a range of conventional payloads.


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Kuwait’s Eurofighter deal got delayed due to “procedural” reasons

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Kuwait was supposed to sign the contract for 28 Eurofighters on Jan. 31. It was postponed for “procedural” reasons, Defense News reports.

German eurofighter
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480th FS in Greece for joint exercise with HAF

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U.S. Air Force pilots from the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2016. This training represents the fourth of its kind between the U.S. and Greek air forces since January 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)
U.S. Air Force pilots from the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft during a flying training deployment on the flightline at Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 28, 2016. This training represents the fourth of its kind between the U.S. and Greek air forces since January 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Released)

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