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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Foreign Policy that on Aug. 30, 2013, he was close to authorizing a strike against Syria using Tomahawk cruise missiles when President Obama phoned him during dinner time and told him to stand down.
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The U.S. Air Force’s 81st Fighter Squadron graduated the first class of eight Afghan A-29 Super Tucano pilots on Dec. 17.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ceaira Tinsley
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Antonov Aviation and Тaqnia Aeronautics from Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Dec. 17 for the supply of 30 An-178s to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Estonia has taken delivery of its first batch of Mistral M3 surface-to-air missiles on Dec. 17. Included in the same shipment were Milan anti-tank missiles.
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U.S. lawmakers choose to reduce the funding for the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) by $30 million, giving only $10.5 million to fund the program.
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