The Obama administration on Thursday hailed a new $30 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia as both a hedge against Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf and an economic windfall that could create thousands of U.S. jobs over the next decade. The agreement to sell 84 top-of-the line F-15SA fighter jets to the Saudi air force also provided a needed boost to U.S. relations with the oil-rich kingdom after months of strain over the White House’s response to the Arab Spring uprisings, U.S. officials and Middle East analysts said. Read full article > >

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U.S. touts Saudi Arabia fighter jet deal as a foreign policy, security and economic boon

The US confirms the sale of nearly $30bn of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, saying the deal would send a “strong message” to countries in the region.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Officials say the deal will send 84 new fighter jets and upgrades for 70 more, for a total of $29.4 billion. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the sale has not been made public. Read full article > >

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AP sources: US to sell $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry spokesman said Monday that Beijing “firmly opposes” the Obama administration’s plans to upgrade Taiwan’s aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, but the measured tone suggested Chinese leaders may want to avoid sparking a full-scale confrontation with Washington over the issue. Read full article > >

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China gives muted response to U.S.-Taiwan arms deal

Two RAF fighter jets escort a Nigerian air force plane to Cambridge Airport amid high security.

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RAF jets escort Nigerian aircraft

Lockheed Martin Corp, the world’s biggest aerospace company and the Pentagon’s No. 1 supplier by sales, has been hit by an unspecified cyber incident, the U.S. government said Saturday. The Department of Homeland Security said that it and the Defense Department had offered to help gauge the scope of a “cyber incident impacting LMCO,” as the maker of fighter jets, ships and other major weapons systems is known. The federal government also has offered to help analyze “available data in order to provide recommendations to mitigate further risk,” Chris Ortman, a Homeland Security official, said in an e-mailed reply to a query from Reuters. Read full article > >

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Lockheed Martin hit by cyber incident, U.S. says

China will give Pakistan 50 fighter jets, Pakistani officials said Thursday-less than a week after Pakistan’s top spy slammed the U.S. for infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The fighter jet deal will be…

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China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets

The RAF’s most advanced fighter jets are being grounded owing to shortages of spare parts, the Commons public accounts committee has found.

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Typhoon jets grounded over spares

The RAF’s most advanced fighter jets are being grounded owing to shortages of spare parts, the Commons public accounts committee has found.

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Typhoon jets grounded over spares

The RAF’s most advanced fighter jets are being grounded owing to shortages of spare parts, the Commons public accounts committee has found.

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The Pentagon said Wednesday that U.S. warplanes hit three ground targets in Libya-after NATO assumed control of the airstrike mission. Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said U.S. fighter jets have attacked Libyan air-defense sites to support the…

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Pentagon: U.S. Warplanes Continued Airstrikes

French fighter jets destroy five Libyan air force planes and two helicopters near the rebel-held town of Misrata, and overnight air strikes continue.

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French jets strike Gaddafi planes

French fighter jets shot down a Libyan plane near the besieged rebel-held city of Misurata and bombed an air base deep inside Libya on Thursday, as U.S. and British cruise missiles struck targets in and around the capital, Tripoli.

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French jets destroy Libyan plane, bomb remote air base

Canada is sending six fighter jets to help enforce the UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

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Canada to join Libya no-fly plan

David Cameron says Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets are set to be deployed in Libya as the UK takes part in action against the Gaddafi regime.

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