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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) admitted on Mar. 3 that it had to delay a commercial flight and divert another one when Russia Tu-95 bombers flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning on Feb. 18.
Photo: RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Speaking at a subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief William LaPlante said his service had learn from past mistakes and would likely also adopt a “cost-plus” type contract for the development phase of the new bomber.
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RIA Novosti reported that Russian Su-24 fighter-bombers and Su-30SM fighters have been carrying out mock attacks on NATO warships currently in Black Sea.
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“MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (526-29)” by Vitaly V. Kuzmin – http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/526. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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A Pakistan Air Force twin-seat Mirage fighter went down in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Mar. 4, both pilots on board the fighter did not survive.
“PAF Mirage III ROSE alert scramble competition Falcon Air Meet 2010” by Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf – http://www.defenseimagery.mil/imagery.html#guid=5e19e0a33a56b75da7b2fd4dca82eca19f431d05. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
A court in Moscow has rejected an appeal to release a Ukrainian female helicopter pilot who has been on hunger strike since mid-December in a Russian prison.
“Nadiya Savchenko” by Authorized Ukrainian TV channel «Inter» Youtube stream – Podrobytsi (Details) News Programming. 25.01.2015, at 57:07/2:07:13 (Creative Commons Attribution). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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