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During his visit to Malaysia, French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke on the deal to sell 18 Rafale fighters but did not touch on the Mistral helicopter carrier during his meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein.
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
India’s Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has given the team handling the negotiations with France for 36 Rafale fighters the “go ahead to continue” discussions.
By Konstantin von Wedelstaedt [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
The Hungarian Air Force has assumed the lead role in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission for the first time on Aug. 31.
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Two A-10s with the 303d Fighter Squadron became the first fighters from the U.S. Air Force to land in Latvia on Aug. 26. Previously, F-16s had perform touch-and-go at Lielvarde Air Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Denise Haeussler
With new elections to be held in Turkey on Nov. 1, anonymous defense officials are saying that decision makers are steering away from concluding the T-LORAMIDS long-range air defense missile system program.
By Jian Kang (2009.beijing. troops parade) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons