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NATO AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) reconnaissance planes flew their 1000th flight over Eastern Europe on Oct. 5, the alliance said.
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Finland says Russian Su-27 fighters twice entered its airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Oct. 6.
Photo: Finnish Defense Force
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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will once again embark on a process to select a close-air support (CAS) aircraft that will replace its OV-10.
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By Ministério da Defesa (Aeronaves Ágata 7) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Indonesian Air Force has started a massive air exercise over a period of two-weeks on the Natuna islands in the South China Sea.
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Photo: TNI AU
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The remains of F-16 pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert were brought home to the United States on Oct. 3, 10 years after he was killed while carrying out a strafing run in northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne
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