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Reuters

Starmer to discuss proposed sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey with Erdogan

Reuters reports: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to discuss the pending sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey on Monday when he meets President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

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2025-10-27T02:30:21.770739-07:00

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Last Updated: Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 3:14 AM PDT

2025-10-27T03:14:05.299205-07:00 2025-10-27T03:14:05.299205-07:00 (2025-10-27T03:14:05.299205-07:00)

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USNI News • Sam LaGrone

F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Sea Hawk from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea; crews rescued

By USNI News: An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Pacific, USNI News has learned.

Also: FlightGlobal, Associated Press, The Aviationist, NBC News, The Independent, UK Defence Journal, South China Morning Post, India Defense News, Moneycontrol.com, ANI News Agency, Business Insider, Navy Times and 28 more
2025-10-26T15:59:52.474675-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Exclusive partner Honeywell

South Korea reviews purchase of 36 AH-64E Apaches; CH-47F emerges as sole bidder for special-ops helicopter

By FlightGlobal: Seoul is reviewing its planned acquisition of 36 additional Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, while the CH-47F Chinook has emerged as the only bidder for a separate special operations helicopter requirement.

2025-10-26T23:51:33.235198-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • Shelby Holliday

Pentagon Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Caribbean in Escalation of Anti-Drug and Regional Pressure Campaign

By Wall Street Journal: The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America.

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2025-10-24T09:58:59.131359-07:00