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Royal Air Force Eurofighters on Quick Reaction Alert at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were scrambled on Feb. 17 to intercept a pair of Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers heading to U.K. airspace.
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Gripen fighters from Czech Republic will return to Iceland this October for the Icelandic Air Policing operation. The last time Czech Gripens were deployed there was in August last year.
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An official from the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation told RIA Novosti that Iran will sign the contract for Su-30SM fighters this year.
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The Libyan Air Force has managed to restore a Su-22UM-3K back to flying status.
An executive from Finmeccania Helicopters said Indonesia has “strong interest in the AW101” despite last year’s cancellation for a VVIP variant.
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