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Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it will no longer export its Rotax engines to Turkey after the company become aware that the power plants were installed on the latter’s Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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The U.S. State Department has announced that the Trump administration intends to give two decommissioned F-16 fighters to Bulgaria.
Photo: U.S. State Department
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A change of command and re-designation of VMFA(AW)-242 took place at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan on Oct. 16. With the re-designation as VMFA-242, the Marine Aircraft Group 12 will now have a second F-35B squadron at the base.
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 had to make an emergency landing with its nose gear up on Oct. 18 in Afghanistan. U.S. Forces in Afghanistan spokesman Army Col. Sonny Leggett confirmed the incident.
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The French Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine FS Suffren has test fired a MdCN (Missile de Croisière Naval) naval cruise missile from the sea near the DGA missile test centre at Biscarrosse on Oct. 20.
Photo: French DGA