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An agreement would represent a significant shift in the Serbian Air Force — a move to modern Western fighters as it divests of Soviet-era fighter jets, including MiG-21 and MiG-29 platforms.
By Tim Martin![Spain signs $500M-plus deal for SIRTAP drones from Airbus](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/resize-1-e1701272834458-225x150.jpg)
The Spanish Ministry of Defence said the aircraft will enter service in 2026 — an aggressive timeline considering Airbus only plans to have a prototype in the air by 2025.
By Tim Martin![Israel’s Elbit Enters US Howitzer Shoot Off](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/ElbitAmerica_ATMOSIronSabre_12-17-20-225x150.jpg)
The Army wants a wheeled howitzer that can keep up with its Stryker units, so the Israeli firm is shipping its 8×8 ATMOS gun to Yuma, where it’ll fire “hundreds of rounds.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.![Gen. Carlisle: JTACS In Iraq Would Mean Lots Of US Ground Troops](https://sites.breakingmedia.com/uploads/sites/3/2014/11/F-22-refules-during-Syrian-attack-225x150.jpg)
America was surprised last summer by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) lightning offensive. After 25 years of flying and fighting around the world. the Air Force’s Air Combat Command was able to rapidly shift portions of its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) network towards Iraq, launching 80 ISR missions over Iraq in the first…
By James Kitfield
In a region that seems to always be on the brink, former US defense attache in Kosovo Jeffrey Fischer writes in this op-ed that odds are in favor of peace.
By Jeffrey Fischer