Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti said four Tornado fighter bombers along with 135 support staff will deploy to Ahmed Al Jaber air base in Kuwait for reconnaissance missions over Iraq.
Arrow 2 test in September was partial failure
The test of a Arrow 2 interceptor in September was a failure as it did not hit the Sparrow target.
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U.S. rejects Chinese demand to stop military flights off Hainan island
The Pentagon said that during closed-door discussions with China, Beijing had requested that the U.S. stop surveillance flights off the coast of Hainan island. The proposal was rejected by U.S.
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Three Minuteman ICBM bases had to share one wrench
A review into the state of America’s nuclear missile forces revealed that maintenance crews at all three ICBM bases in North Dakota, Wyoming and Montana had to share one single wrench
to install a nuclear warhead atop a missile.
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BAE sues South Korea over F-16 upgrade
BAE Systems has filed a suit with a U.S. court to block South Korea from claiming a $43.26 million bid bond that the company had deposited in order to carry out the upgrade of Seoul’s F-16s.
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