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French ambassador to Australia Christophe Lecourtier has thank Australia for helping to support French long-range air strikes against ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a new batch of upgraded MiG-31BM fighters have been deployed to the Nizhny Novgorod region.
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Polish daily Rzeczpospolita says Warsaw will launch a tender in 2016 for nine batteries of short-range air defense systems.
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A Russian general said ground-based and airborne electronic warfare systems might be employed in Syria to protect aircrews.
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The IAH-58 upgraded with new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A-62 engines made its first flight on No.v 24, Jane’s reported.
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