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A French Air Force Mirage 2000D fighter assigned to Nancy-Ochey Air Base has crashed on Jan. 9 during a low-altitude training mission.
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Alf van Beem [CC0], from Wikimedia Commons
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Interfax reports that a new contract for the upgrade of the MiG-31BM interceptors was signed recently.
Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Jane’s reported that India will spend $788 million to build 108 Next-Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelters (NGHASs) at three air bases that are close to China.
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Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron, became the first female F-35 developmental test pilot on Dec. 14.
U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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