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France to supply Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine, train pilots

PARIS — France plans to supply Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine and begin training pilots this summer, with the first training completed by the end of the year, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. France is building a coalition with other countries to provide...
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Sherman, Pentagon’s tech leader, to leave post for Texas A&M

The Pentagon’s chief information officer will step down from his position at the end of June, the department announced Thursday. John Sherman will leave the government gig to become dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University....
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Finnish president sees no urgency for permanently stationing NATO troops

COLOGNE, Germany — Russia-adjacent NATO member Finland has no plans to invite U.S. or other alliance troops to be stationed in the country permanently, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said June 6. “I want to dissolve the idea that we will be bringing in brigades of...
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Airbus, Diehl aim at future air war with drone wingman, remote carrier

PARIS — Airbus and Diehl Defence provided a glimpse at the future of air combat, presenting concepts for stealthy drone systems that will be able to team up with manned aircraft such as Eurofighter or Rafale years before a future European sixth-generation fighter...
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