Category: Air Force

Three Uzbek citizens broke into a military base in the Moscow region and tried to steal parts from a Su-27. They were discovered and arrested.

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Qatar is seeking 12 UH-60M helicopters along with 26 T700-GE-701D engines and other equipment for $1.112 billion.

An anonymous source told Czech newspaper Právo that Prague will likely extend the lease of 14 Saab JAS-39s by five years.
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For the second time in just over a month, a Pakistani Mirage V has crashed. A picture of the wreckage near the town of Uthal in southwestern Balochistan province is in the source.

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A Belarusian Su-25 fighter bomber crashed on Tuesday during a low-altitude training exercise. Although commanded to eject, the pilot choose to remain in the aircraft to prevent it from crashing into a neighboring village.

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