Polish Air Force Su-22s and U.S. Air Force F-15s recently participated in Estonian Defense Forces’ largest annual, 18-day exercise code name Spring Storm.
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Day: June 1, 2016
Luftwaffe won’t cancel A400M purchase but will supplement it with another transport
German government sources told Reuters that Berlin will not be canceling its order for the Airbus A400M despite current teething issues with the delivery of aircraft.
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Czech Gripens scrambled to check on unresponsive airliner
Two Czech Air Force Gripen fighters were scrambled on May 27 after a Spanish commercial flight entered Czech airspace and the cockpit crew failed to respond to air traffic controllers.
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PLAAF refutes report that J-20 has entered service
The PLAAF took a rare step on May 31 to refute media reports that the J-20 stealth fighter has entered service.
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RAF air strike statistics in Iraq, Syria
The British government has released the data on the number of air strikes carried out by its warplanes in Iraq and Syria under Operation Shader.
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