Asst. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has authorized the deployment of about 1,000 additional troops to the CENTCOM region to counter Iran. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transports service members and cargo from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar while supporting Operation Resolute Support, Jan. 13, 2016. (Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Air Force)

About 1,000 US troops will head to Mideast as tensions with Iran grow

Roughly 1,500 U.S. troops consisting of a Patriot missile battalion, intelligence aircraft, engineers and fighter pilots are heading to the Middle East as a “prudent defensive measure” against Iran.

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Saab CEO sees ‘huge interest’ in T-X trainer aircraft following US Air Force deal

The T-X production facility that Swedish defense group Saab is building in West Lafayette, Indiana, “will become one of our major sites,” Håkan Buskhe told reporters.

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