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The Israeli Air Force will inactivate one squadron of F-16 fighters in early 2017 once its F-35s arrived from the United States.
Dr. Avishai Teicher Pikiwiki Israel [CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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Moscow and Astana have a new agreement over the lease of the Balkhash radar station on west coast of Lake Balkhash. The site currently has an operational Dnepr early-warning space radar.
By US Gov KH-7 GAMBIT satellite via Wikimedia Commons
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Shortly after arriving at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus from RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Eurofighters bombed the ISIL-controlled Omar oilfield in eastern Syria on Dec. 4.
Photo: Sgt Gordy Elias/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Last month, Bill Sweetman reported that Denmark is to decide on buying the F-35 this month. However, Defense News now says a decision will only be made in the first quarter of 2016.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Griffith
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