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Jun- 2018 -

4 June

Taiwan air force F-16 fighter jet during Exercise Han Kuang in 2013

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Taiwan air force F-16 crashes during training exercises

An F-16 belonging to the Taiwan Air Force is believed to have crashed into a mountain during military drills in northern Taiwan

Apr- 2018 -

28 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

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Greece to upgrade 85 F-16 fighter jets to Viper configuration

Greece announced it is to upgrade 85 of its fleet of US-made F-16 warplanes, a programme pending over the past six months due to concerns over cost

19 April

Middle East

Joanne StockerFergus Kelly

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Iraq carries out first cross-border air raid in Syria, targeting ISIS

Iraq's air force carried out the first cross-border airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's office announced

5 April

Business

Fergus Kelly

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US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK

The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones

Mar- 2018 -

28 March

Business

Staff Writer With AFP

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Croatia set to buy 12 used Israeli F-16 fighter jets

NATO-member Croatia is set to buy a squadron of used F-16 fighter jets from Israel to to replace its Russian-made MiG-21s, after the country's top defense body backed the deal.

Feb- 2018 -

10 February

Middle East

Joanne Stocker

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Israeli F-16 crashes while attacking Iranian targets in Syria

An Israeli Defence Forces F-16 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while it was attacking Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF and Syrian military said

Jan- 2018 -

26 January

Business

Joanne Stocker