Tag Archives: Aerospace and Defense (TRBC)

Israel beats Hamas in Gaza over rockets, balloons

TEL AVIV / GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks hit Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a dozen missiles at southern Israel, his army said, as mediators struggled to work for peace at the fleeing border. Smoke rises after Israeli airstrike in Gaza Strip 28 …

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Taiwan unveils F-16 maintenance hub as China builds tensions

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen promised Friday to defend the island with a “solid” air force when she launched a US-backed maintenance center for the island’s fleet of upgraded F-16s. fighters amid growing tensions between Taipei and Beijing. The aircraft of the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) flies …

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Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’

PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …

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