BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania will purchase 24 secondhand F-16 fighter jets in an effort to revamp its Air Force, the country's Supreme Defense Council (CSAT) announced March 23.

罗马尼亚国家最高国防委员会(CSAT) 3月23日宣布，该国将购买24架二手的F - 16战斗机，以改造其空军力量。

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While benefits of the poor and elderly are to be cut, the Pentagon is trying to forge ahead with its $1 trillion F-35 fighter purchase.

在穷人和老年人的利益注定被砍之时，五角大楼却正在试图继续推进其1万亿美元的F-35战斗机采购合同。

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The wreckage in Abbottabad appeared to have exotic coatings and distinct surfaces and edges reminiscent of stealth aircraft such as the B-2 bomber and the F-22 fighter, aviation experts say.

航空专家说，阿伯塔巴德的飞机残骸似乎具有特殊的涂层和独特的机身表面及边缘，让人联想到B-2轰炸机和F-22战斗机等隐形战斗机。

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The F-22 is what experts call an "air superiority" fighter, designed to defeat enemy jets in mid-air battles.

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The military is already shifting to a newer, slightly less sophisticated aircraft, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, designed more for attacking targets on the ground.

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Some of its marquee military aircraft include the F-35 joint strike fighter, F-16 fighter, F-22 Raptor stealth fighter and the C-130J Hercules airlifter.

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Military analysts expect South Korea to spend more on conventional weapons designed to defend it against the North, including subs, destroyers, F-15 fighter jets and possibly F-35s.

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