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Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m

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Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending

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Plans to base combat jets at Shannon airport at annual cost of €100m

Simon Harris says he is convinced of need to acquire combat jet aircraft to ‘deter and detect’ airborne threats as part of massive increase in defence spending

·Dublin, Ireland
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Ireland plans to buy first fighter jets in 50 years

Ireland’s planned purchase of combat jets and the development of a long-overdue national radar system mark a historic turning point in the country’s approach to air defence, ending decades of reliance on the United Kingdom to protect Irish skies. Since 1998, when the Irish Air Corps disbanded its Light Strike Squadron, which operated aging French Fouga CM170 Magister jets, Ireland has had no combat jets. The country also lacks a primary radar sy…

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Irish Times broke the news in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
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