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US Reaffirms Commitment to Taiwanese Self-Defense

US Reaffirms Commitment to Taiwanese Self-Defense

Since October 1, more than 100 Chinese military aircraft have moved provocatively through the air defense identification zones of nearby Taiwan — just over 100 miles to the east. Those military maneuvers serve only to create uncertainty in a part of the world where the U.S. wants to see stability an…
Turkey Lobbies Biden to Approve $6Bn F-16 Deal

Turkey Lobbies Biden to Approve $6Bn F-16 Deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to use an upcoming global summit to lobby U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Ankara to buy dozens of American warplanes, in a bid to overcome Washington’s resistance to major arms deals with his country following its purchase of Russian air defenses.

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Latvia 2022 Budget to Reach NATO Target of 2% of GDP

Latvia 2022 Budget to Reach NATO Target of 2% of GDP

Today, on October 12, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft laws “On the State Budget for 2022” and “On the Medium-Term Budget Framework for 2022, 2023 and 2024”, which envisage allocating 757.17 million euros to the defense sector next year, an increase of EUR 35 million compared to the 2021 …
F-15 Drops Advanced 5,000-lb Bomb for First Time

F-15 Drops Advanced 5,000-lb Bomb for First Time

EGLIN AFB, Fla. — While cruising over the Eglin Air Force Base range, a 96th Test Wing F-15E Strike Eagle released a GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator at 35,000 feet here Oct. 7.

The 5,000-pound bomb’s release marked the end of a test series planned by the 780th Test Squadron and performed by the 4…


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