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Turkey cuts $23 billion F-16 jet deal with US, minister says

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Turkey cuts billion F-16 jet deal with US, minister says

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has scaled back its $23 billion plan to acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States, scrapping the purchase of 79 modernization kits for its existing fleet, Defense Minister Yasar Guler said late on Tuesday. NATO member Turkey earlier this year got an agreement to buy 40 F-16 fighter jets and … Read more

China’s defense minister has been placed under a corruption investigation, the FT reports

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China’s defense minister has been placed under a corruption investigation, the FT reports

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wider anti-corruption probe that has reached the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Dong is the third serving or former Chinese defense minister in a row to be … Read more