The Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has joined the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the French ship’s ability to conduct air strikes against ISIL, the British government says.
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Three USAF C-17s were in Serbia to pick up weapons and ammunition
Serbian daily Vecernje Novosti reports that three C-17s from the U.S. Air Force were loaded with weapons and ammunition at the Konstantin Veliki Airport on Dec. 12-13.
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Photo: Konstantin Veliki Airport
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Sweden to offer military transport aircraft instead of Gripens to help France fight against ISIL
The Swedish government has rejected calls from opposition parties to send Gripen fighters to help France fight against ISIL in the Middle East.
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Indian Air Force fighter fleet’s availability rate at 55 percent
Between January to December 2014, the average availability rate for Indian Air Force’s fighter fleet was 55 percent, the Defense Ministry said in a reply to a Parliamentary standing committee on defense.
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France to go ahead and buy four C-130Js
Citing anonymous sources, Defense News says France has decided on Dec. 15 to go ahead and buy four C-130Js. France has been on the market for new and used C-130s.
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