French President Francois Hollande visits aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle on Dec. 4 and he revealed that warship will move into the Persian Gulf in a “few days.”
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First Italian F-35A delivered to customer
Italy’s first F-35A, AL-1, has been delivered to the Italian Air Force on Dec. 3 at the F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Cameri.
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Archaeologists survey PBY-5 sunk during Pearl Harbor attack
Archaeologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Hawaii archaeologists were recently able to conduct a detailed archaeological survey of a U.S. Navy PBY-5 Catalina airplane sunk during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Photo Credit: UH Marine Option Program
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Pakistan offers JF-17 to Egypt
Egyptian Ambassador to Pakistan, Sherif Shaheen called on Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Dec. 4 and Hussain took the opportunity to offer the JF-17 to Egypt.
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Indonesian military chief: New helicopter purchase postponed not canceled
The commander of Indonesian National Armed Forces, Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, said the purchase of new VVIP helicopters has been postponed and not canceled.
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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