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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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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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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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RIA Novosti reports that the Russian Aerospace Forces is flight testing the forward-swept wing SR-10 jet trainer in the Moscow Region.
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Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) reported that the country’s JAS 39C/D fleet has been upgraded to the latest MS 20 standard.
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