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Pakistan in talks with U.S. for more F-16s

Posted on December 29, 2015December 29, 2015 by alert5

Pakistan Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, said his country is in discussions with the United States to buy more F-16s.

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B-1B provided CAS during liberation of Ramadi

Posted on December 29, 2015December 29, 2015 by alert5

Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told CNN that U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers were being used to provide Iraqi troops with close air support during the liberation of Ramadi from ISIL forces.

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United Shipbuilding Corporation says it can start building carriers from 2019

Posted on December 29, 2015December 28, 2015 by alert5

The president of United Shipbuilding Corporation told Rossiya’24 news channel that his shipyards will attend technological capability for building aircraft carriers by the beginning of 2019.

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