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A Russian Su-27 was being intercepted by a Swedish fighter on Jan. 15 when it suddenly made “sharp evasive maneuvers in both speed and height”, the Swedish Armed Forces said in a press release.
Photo: RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Flight Global says media in Norway are saying that the low price of oil is putting pressure on the Norwegian government’s plan to buy all 52 F-35As.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Photos: India’s Ministry of Defense
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that a RoCAF F-16 student pilot was involved in a crash in Arizona on Jan. 21. Base officials said the student was having air-to-air combat training with an instructor when his F-16, assigned to the 21st Fighter Squadron, went down for still unknown reasons.
By United States Air Force (USAF via http://www.taiwanairpower.org/af/f16.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Air Force deployed eight F-22 stealth fighters to Yokota Air Base, Japan on Jan. 20. U.S. officials said the deployment is routine although the arrival comes in the wake of North Korea’s fourth nuclear test.
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