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The U.S. Navy is about to embark on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for transitioning six F/A-18C squadrons at NAS Oceana to the F/A-18E.
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Algeria has placed a follow-on order for 14 Su-30MKA fighters, Sergei Chemezov, the head of Rostec said.
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Western officials and a Russian source said a Pantsir-S1 air defense system is on the way to Syria.
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Kuwait has opted to buy 28 Eurofighters, the Eurofighter Consortium announced.
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South African Department of Defense head of communications, Siphiwe Dlamini, confirmed this week that 24 personnel from the SAAF are undergoing training in Cuba.
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