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US Approves $320 Billion F-16 Fighter Planes, Radar Systems To Taiwan
The United States on Friday said it had approved the possible sale of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and radar systems to Taiwan, in a deal valued at $320 million.
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Explained: How F-16 Jets Can Reshape Ukraine's Aerial Battlefield
As U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine arrive at training centres in the United States and Europe, Kyiv's allies hope the modern aircraft can push Russian planes farther from the frontlines and target radar transmitters more effectively.
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Watch: Chinese Jet Carries Out "Aggressive Maneuver" Near US Spy Plane Over South China Sea
A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver near a U.S. military plane over the South China Sea in international airspace, the United States said on Tuesday.
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"Radar Anomaly" Detected Over US's Montana Hours After Canada Operation
Airspace was closed over part of the state of Montana on Saturday and a fighter jet was sent to investigate a "radar anomaly" but the plane did not find anything unusual in the sky, the US military said.
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US Has "No Objections" To Poland Supplying War Planes, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Saturday that the United States does not object to the transfer of war planes to Kyiv to help it fend off the Russian invasion, after the Pentagon previously rejected an offer from Poland.
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Ready To Deploy MiG-29 Fighter Jets To US Air Base In Germany, Says Poland
Poland is willing to hand its Mig-29 fighter jets to the United States, the foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday, under a reported scheme that would see the planes given to Ukraine.
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China Says New Stealth Fighter Put Into Combat Service
China has put into combat service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, the Chinese air force said on Friday, making it operationally ready.
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China Urges US To Stop 'Unfriendly' Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American surveillance plane over the East China Sea.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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For This Fighter Jet, Pentagon Working To Cut Costs From 100 To 85 Million
The U.S. Defense Department on Monday extended by two years a project that has cut the cost of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter plane by more than $1 million per jet, and kicked off a similar project to cut operating and maintenance costs.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Says Emirati Jet Crashed In Yemen Due To A 'Technical Fault'
The United Arab Emirates military plane which crashed in Yemen came down due to a "technical fault", Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday, giving no further details.
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US Sends 6 Jets, 300 Personnel to Turkey Base in Islamic State Fight
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the US military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there.
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Vietnam Seeks Western Warplanes to Counter Potential Chinese Threat
Vietnam is in talks with European and US contractors to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed drones, sources said, as it looks to beef up its aerial defences in the face of China's growing assertiveness in disputed waters.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Jordan Says UAE Sending Jets to Support Raids on Islamic State
The United Arab Emirates is sending a squadron of F16 jet fighters to Jordan to conduct air strikes against Islamic State alongside Jordanian planes, an army source in Amman said.
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US Approves $320 Billion F-16 Fighter Planes, Radar Systems To Taiwan
The United States on Friday said it had approved the possible sale of spare parts for F-16 fighter planes and radar systems to Taiwan, in a deal valued at $320 million.
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Explained: How F-16 Jets Can Reshape Ukraine's Aerial Battlefield
As U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine arrive at training centres in the United States and Europe, Kyiv's allies hope the modern aircraft can push Russian planes farther from the frontlines and target radar transmitters more effectively.
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Watch: Chinese Jet Carries Out "Aggressive Maneuver" Near US Spy Plane Over South China Sea
A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver near a U.S. military plane over the South China Sea in international airspace, the United States said on Tuesday.
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"Radar Anomaly" Detected Over US's Montana Hours After Canada Operation
Airspace was closed over part of the state of Montana on Saturday and a fighter jet was sent to investigate a "radar anomaly" but the plane did not find anything unusual in the sky, the US military said.
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US Has "No Objections" To Poland Supplying War Planes, Says Ukraine
Ukraine said Saturday that the United States does not object to the transfer of war planes to Kyiv to help it fend off the Russian invasion, after the Pentagon previously rejected an offer from Poland.
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Ready To Deploy MiG-29 Fighter Jets To US Air Base In Germany, Says Poland
Poland is willing to hand its Mig-29 fighter jets to the United States, the foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday, under a reported scheme that would see the planes given to Ukraine.
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China Says New Stealth Fighter Put Into Combat Service
China has put into combat service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, the Chinese air force said on Friday, making it operationally ready.
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China Urges US To Stop 'Unfriendly' Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American surveillance plane over the East China Sea.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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For This Fighter Jet, Pentagon Working To Cut Costs From 100 To 85 Million
The U.S. Defense Department on Monday extended by two years a project that has cut the cost of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter plane by more than $1 million per jet, and kicked off a similar project to cut operating and maintenance costs.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Says Emirati Jet Crashed In Yemen Due To A 'Technical Fault'
The United Arab Emirates military plane which crashed in Yemen came down due to a "technical fault", Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday, giving no further details.
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US Sends 6 Jets, 300 Personnel to Turkey Base in Islamic State Fight
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the US military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there.
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Vietnam Seeks Western Warplanes to Counter Potential Chinese Threat
Vietnam is in talks with European and US contractors to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed drones, sources said, as it looks to beef up its aerial defences in the face of China's growing assertiveness in disputed waters.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Jordan Says UAE Sending Jets to Support Raids on Islamic State
The United Arab Emirates is sending a squadron of F16 jet fighters to Jordan to conduct air strikes against Islamic State alongside Jordanian planes, an army source in Amman said.
