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France Orders Three Additional A330 to Modify to MRTT Tankers

France Orders Three Additional A330 to Modify to MRTT Tankers

Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, welcomes the order by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) on August 25, 2020 of three Airbus A330 aircraft as part of the government plan to support the aeronautical industry announced on June 9. The contract is worth 200 million euros. The first …
US Navy Inaugurates New Naval Support Base in Poland

US Navy Inaugurates New Naval Support Base in Poland

REDZIKOWO, Poland –– The Navy’s newest shore installation, Naval Support Facility (NSF) Redzikowo, was officially commissioned on Sept. 3 at a ceremony in front of U.S. and Polish dignitaries.

The ceremony, based on traditional Navy ship commissioning events, celebrated the official turnover of …

Incoming US Air Force Chief Outlines Strategic Priorities

Incoming US Air Force Chief Outlines Strategic Priorities

ARLINGTON, Va. — In his first major pronouncement as Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., declared Aug. 31 that the service must go fast, must collaborate more effectively with Congress and military, industry and allied partners, and “must accelerate the transition from the force …
France Deploys Latest Rafale F3.R Variants to Middle East

France Deploys Latest Rafale F3.R Variants to Middle East

Beyond the visit of the Minister of the Armed Forces to the Levant and air activity in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the news will have been marked by the arrival on the theater of the Rafale to the renovated F3-R standard.

On August 30, four F3-R standard Rafales from the 30th Fighter S…

Greece Denies NATO Sec-Gen Statement on De-Confliction Agreement

Greece Denies NATO Sec-Gen Statement on De-Confliction Agreement

Greece denied that talks on de-escalating tensions with Turkey are planned, just hours after NATO announced a deal.

Hopes for a breakthrough in quelling the rising tensions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea dimmed on Thursday after Greek officials denied that they’d agreed to talks with regional r…

US, Qatari Air Force Generals Discuss F-15QA, Rafale Fighters

US, Qatari Air Force Generals Discuss F-15QA, Rafale Fighters

AL UDEID Air Base, Qatar — U.S. Air Forces Central Command conducted a bi-lateral key leader engagement known as the Qatar-AFCENT Friendship Event Aug. 23-24, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

The event brought together members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, 332d AEW and the Qatar Emiri …

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