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The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled the Turkish Armed Forces violated the right of "respecting private life" in an appeal made to the court by dismissed Air Force Lieutenant Ata Türkeri.

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has discussed modernisation options for the Bulgarian Armed Forces and the Air Force in particular with the visiting United States Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.

The Bulgarian Air Force could have its ageing Soviet-made combat aircraft replaced by new multi-role warplanes in the next three to three-and-a half years, Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Wednesday.

The government commission tasked with studying the available options is expected to submit a report by the end of March, Nenchev told bTV broadcaster.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has vowed to ‘get to the bottom’ of UFOs if she is elected President of the United States.

She made the promise while speaking with Daymond Steer of The Conway Daily Sun in New Hampshire.

When asked if she would support UFO disclosure group efforts, she enthusiastically said ‘yes’.

Lockheed Martin Corp met its goal of delivering 45 F-35 fighter jets to the U.S. government and key allies in 2015, a 25 percent increase from 2014 that brought the number of jets delivered to 154, the Pentagon said on Dec. 21.

Last month, Turkey scrapped a two-year-long program for the construction of the country's first long-range air and anti-missile system, a competition between Chinese, U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans on meeting Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of high-level climate talks in Paris (COP21) starting today, Putin's press secretary has said.

"A meeting with Erdogan is not in planning. Such a meeting has not been in question," Russian daily Vedomosti quotes Dmitry Peskov as telling reporters.

Air force servicemen have a tradition of scrawling battle cries on their bombs. Russian air force servicemen scrawled their own messages against the Islamic State.

‘For Paris’ (За Париж) and ‘For our people’ (За наших) are the words seen on the sides of the FAB-250-M62 high explosive bombs ready for take-off.

Moscow is hoping that Bulgarian authorities will refrain from ill-grounded accusations against Russia, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

At a media briefing on current affairs, Maria Zakharova commented on Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev's recent interview with The Independent.

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on Friday funding for the update of military capabilities has been set aside in the budget draft for next year.

This includes installments on the prospective acquisition of new multirole aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force, but also frigates for the navy.