Aviation News
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Dec. 23 that the free transfer of S-300 air defense systems to Kazakhstan has been completed.
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Germany has completed the withdrawal of its Patriot missile battery from Turkey with the last components loaded on ro-ro cargo ship Britannia Seaways on Dec. 22.
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French newspaper La Tribune reported on Dec. 23 that Paris and Cairo had failed to reach an agreement over the sale of two military satellites.
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Amnesty International said Russia’s ongoing air campaign in Syria may amount to a war crime as the pounding have killed hundreds of civilians.
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters were scrambled on Dec. 21 to intercept two Russian Tu-95 long-range bombers and a A-50 AEW&C aircraft.
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