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Czech Gripens will depart for Iceland on Sept. 29 as the service returns to the island for the NATO Icelandic Air Policing program.
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By Milan Nykodym from Kutna Hora, Czech Republic (Czech Gripens over the Iceland) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Pakistan Air Force F-7 fighter crashed near the town of Jamrud on Sept. 24. The pilot, identified as Flight Lieutenant Amer Shazad, was killed.
By Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Beale Air Force Base, California resume U-2 flights on Sept. 23. Two U-2s were launched at 9:01 a.m. to signify the unity of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 1st Reconnaissance Squadrons, which the late Lt. Col. Steve “Shooter” Eadie was assigned to.
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U.S Air Force photo/ 1st Lt. Clay Lancaster
French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves le Drian and his Indian counterpart, Mr Manohar Parrikar inked the contract for 36 Dassault fighters on Sept. 23 in New Delhi. India will pay around $8.7 billion for the aircraft.
Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
Chinese internet users have geolocated the location of Vietnam’s first Spyder air defense battery. The site is located west of Cam Ranh international airport and was formerly a SA-3 site.
