A modernized A-50U airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force on Monday, an AF spokesman said.
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Russia’s new AWACS plane enters service
Monday, October 31st, 2011NATO Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Libya
Monday, October 31st, 2011NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a surprise visit to Tripoli on Oct. 31, saying he foresaw no major role left for the alliance in Libya hours before its air mission was due to end officially.
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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Monday, October 31st, 2011The Israeli Air Force attacked militant positions in the town of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Monday morning, killing two Palestinians, the enclave’s health ministry reported.
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South Kordofan unrest: Sudan ‘kills hundreds’ of rebels
Monday, October 31st, 2011Hundreds of rebels have been killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan state following clashes with the army, governor Ahmed Haroun has said.
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Libya militia ‘terrorises’ pro-Gaddafi town of Tawargha
Monday, October 31st, 2011Militias from the Libyan city of Misrata are “terrorising” displaced residents of the town of Tawargha over their alleged loyalty to Muammar Gaddafi, says a rights group.
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F-16 sales to Taiwan could help save U.S. aerospace industry
Monday, October 31st, 2011The United States should sell F-16 C/D fighter jets to Taiwan to prevent rising unemployment and shrinking investments in the U.S. aerospace industry, the US-Taiwan Business Council said Thursday.
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Israel gets ready to unveil David’s Sling
Monday, October 31st, 2011The Israeli air force is preparing to deploy a new air-defense system with the biblical name of David’s Sling, designed to intercept medium-range missiles, while the Iron Dome system deployed earlier battles Palestinian rockets.
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Decree to establish first cyber command issued
Monday, October 31st, 2011The director of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization said on Monday that he has officially received the decree to establish the country’s first cyber command.
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India asks for C-130J aircraft
Monday, October 31st, 2011India has asked the United States for six Lockheed Martin C-130J aircraft in a Foreign Military Sales deal worth a total of $1.2 billion.
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Iranian, Afghan, Pakistani presidents to meet soon
Monday, October 31st, 2011A trilateral meeting of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan will be held in Pakistan in the near future. The meeting will be held at the presidential level. Bilateral and trilateral issues, as well as regional and international developments are on the agenda of the meeting.
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