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24 July 2023

Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion

Australia said Monday it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules from the United States in a 9.8 billion Australian dollar ($6.6 billion) deal that will increase by two-thirds the size of the Australian air...

The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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12 May 2019

Iran’s Guards commander says U.S. military presence in Gulf is ‘an opportunity’: ISNA

The United States’ military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Iranian...

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28 April 2019

Turkish, US, Qatari forces hold joint air drill in Doha

Tri-national military drill began on April 23 and continue until April 30. Qatari military chief on Saturday visited an ongoing three-nation air operation exercise in capital Doha, according to local media. “Chief of Staff...

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23 April 2019

If US Refuses to Supply F-35s, Turkey Will Satisfy Need ‘Elsewhere’ – FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reportedly said that if the US won’t supply Turkey with F-35 fighter jets, Ankara would satisfy its need for them in “another place”. Mevlut Cavusoglu has also noted...

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3 November 2018

Boeing contracted for sustainment of Saudi F-15s

The contract is sustainment of F-15C, D, S and SA aircraft flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force. Boeing has received a $14.5 million award from the U.S. Air Force to repair Aircraft Maintenance...

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3 October 2018

US Bell AH-1 Cobra strikes in the Middle East

The United States has approved the potential sale to Bahrain of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, including spares, support, weapons and training. Jon Lake reports. The...

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17 January 2018

International Space Station’s orbit to be raised by 600 meters

The medium height of the International Space Station’s flight orbit will be raised by 600 meters with the help of the engines of the Zvezda module on January 17, Russia’s Mission Control said...

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8 April 2015

Report: Iran sends navy vessels near Yemen amid airstrikes

Iran dispatched a naval destroyer and another vessel Wednesday to waters near Yemen as the United States quickened weapons supply to the Saudi-led coalition striking rebels there, underlining how foreign powers are deepening their...

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26 October 2014

Over 1700 Bombs Dropped in US-led War on Islamic State

The Pentagon has confirmed that it dropped the explosives over positions strategic to the militants in Iraq and Syria. Meanwhile, the civilian toll has risen to 32 in Syria. The U.S.-led coalition has dropped...

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26 October 2014

Pakistan air strikes kill 18 militants near Afghan border

Pakistan’s military said on Sunday it had killed 18 militants in air attacks in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border. The strikes took place Saturday night in Khyber district, where the Taliban...