21.   Neither the Greek nor the Turkish Cypriot side has combat aircraft, but Greek warplanes will use the Paphos base under a joint defense pact with Greece.

22.   No other country has stealth aircraft in active use, although Russia and others have researched the idea.

23.   Neither Greek Cypriots nor Turkish Cypriots have combat aircraft in their arsenals.

24.   Now all planes will have accompanying aircraft.

25.   Others are scrambled from one of the dozens of bases that have had armed aircraft on alert since September.

26.   Several countries have aircraft standing by to evacuate their nationals when possible.

27.   The rebels, however, are not known to have any aircraft.

28.   The Tamil Tigers, who have no aircraft of their own, have used shoulder-held missiles before.

29.   The top Russian commander in Chechnya, Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, denied his forces carried out the attack, but the rebels are not known to have any aircraft.

30.   The United States has aircraft in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.