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Last Updated: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, 1:00 PM PDT

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Bloomberg

TikTok, Rare Earths, Taiwan: Trump-Xi Call to Run the Gamut

By Bloomberg: US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation.

2025-09-16T12:58:48.803118-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Raytheon F3R upgrade enables longest-known AIM-120 AMRAAM engagement from F-22 in late‑2024 tests

By FlightGlobal: Raytheon's F3R hardware upgrade has enabled the longest known AIM-120 AMRAAM engagement from a fifth-generation fighter, with late 2024 tests demonstrating significantly extended range capabilities from a US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22.

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2025-09-16T06:34:35.116068-07:00
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Reuters • Louise Breusch Rasmussen

Denmark eyes Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to boost surveillance over Greenland and Faroe Islands

By Reuters: Denmark's defence minister said on Tuesday the country's military may buy a fleet of Boeing P-8 submarine-hunting maritime patrol aircraft to help boost the surveillance of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

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2025-09-16T05:14:35.480021-07:00
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Reuters • Costas Pitas

U.S. Clears Potential $3.42B Sale of F-16s and Support to Peru, Pentagon Says

By Reuters: The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft and related elements of logistics and program support to Peru in a deal valued at an estimated $3.42 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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2025-09-15T17:06:03.217964-07:00