71.   Many of the pilots flying missions for the war in Afghanistan are graduates of the program, which is frequently required to qualify to fly combat aircraft.

72.   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.

73.   Negotiators seeking an accord on reducing heavy guns, tanks and combat aircraft across the former Balkan war zone said an agreement is imminent.

74.   Negotiators worked Thursday to overcome Bosnian Serb objections and meet a midnight deadline for agreement on reducing tanks, big guns and combat aircraft across former Yugoslavia.

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

76.   Officials from four nations involved in the Eurofighter project on Thursday reviewed flight test data for prototypes of the envisioned combat aircraft.

77.   Serb-led Yugoslavia, Croatia, and the sides in Bosnia agreed on limits on tanks, some artillery, armored combat vehicles and combat aircraft.

78.   Russia plans to display next week a new-generation combat aircraft which allegedly surpasses all foreign analogs, a news report said Wednesday.

79.   Russian forces pressed ahead Tuesday with a ground offensive against a rebel stronghold in the mountains, but bad weather kept combat aircraft on the ground.

80.   Six days before, combat aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force had attacked nine Indian airfields along the western border and the two countries were at war.