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On Capitol Hill, Gen. James N. Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, told a Senate panel that it would be necessary to preemptively attack Libyan air-defense batteries and installations to ensure that they could not shoot down U.S. or NATO planes.
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On Capitol Hill, Gen. James N. Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, told a Senate panel that it would be necessary to preemptively attack Libyan air-defense batteries and installations to ensure that they could not shoot down U.S. or NATO planes.
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No other military has the capacity to take out air-defense systems from the sea, and train rebel militia, all while coordinating communications between rebel forces and air operations without taking far greater risks, he says.
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On Capitol Hill, Gen. James N. Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, told a Senate panel that it would be necessary to preemptively attack Libyan air-defense batteries and installations to ensure that they could not shoot down U.S. or NATO planes.
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Most experts say the Eurofighter's Typhoon—priced somewhere between the F-18 and the F-35—is a worthy contender for Japan's air-defense needs.
Japan Weighs Options for Pricey Fighter Jets Chester Dawson 2011
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Saturday and Sunday, fighter jets and missiles dispatched by France, Britain and the United States attacked Libyan airfields, air-defense batteries, compounds and a tank column threatening Benghazi, the stronghold of a rebellion that has risen up against Gadhafi's dictatorial rule.
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EDT, were aimed at more than 20 Libyan air-defense sites.
Allied Forces Attack Libya Nathan Hodge 2011
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EDT, were aimed at more than 20 Libyan air-defense sites.
Allied Forces Attack Libya Nathan Hodge 2011
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William Gortney told reporters in a Pentagon briefing Saturday afternoon that the more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from U.S. and British warships were supposed to take down the "critical nodes" of Libya's air-defense system, by targeting early warning radars, surface-to-air missile launchers and communications posts.
Strikes Designed to Knock Out Libyan Air Defenses Nathan Hodge 2011
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Gen. John Lorimer said Libyan air-defense systems had been all but put out of action.
Libya Cedes Control of Key City Sam Dagher 2011
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