The Royal Air Force of Oman has ordered eight C295 aircraft, five of them configured as tactical transports and three as maritime patrol aircraft.
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Iraqi Navy buys drones to protect oil
The Iraqi Navy is buying U.S. drones to protect the country’s oil platforms in the south.
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RAF No1(F) Squadron to reform at RAF Leuchars in September
The Royal Air Force will reform Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron at the RAF Leuchars Jubilee Airshow on Sept. 15. This will be the second Typhoon squadron based in Scotland.
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Taiwan says China to build two aircraft carriers
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai De-sheng told lawmakers that Beijing will start construction of an aircraft carrier next year, followed by another one in 2015.
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NATO declares interim capability for European missile shield
NATO leaders activated the first phase of its European missile shield by transferring the command of an early-warning radar in Turkey and a U.S. warship armed with interceptors under NATO command in a German base.
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