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The Swiss Air Force is searching for a missing F/A-18 Hornet near Susten in central Switzerland on Aug. 29 after the plane failed to return to land after a training mission.
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A Indian Navy MiG-29K carrier-borne fighter has an accident on Aug. 29 when one of its external fuel tank jettisoned whilst the jet was taking off from INS Dega. The tank started a small fire on the runway and was quickly extinguished.
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Four French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighters arrived at Siauliai Air Force Base, Lithuania on Aug. 28 to replace the Portuguese F-16 contingent assigned to the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission.
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Photos: Lithuanian Ministry of Defense
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Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah says the government is leaning towards buying the European SAMP/T air defense missile system to plug a gap in its air defenses.
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The Russian military carried out snap drills at its Southern, Western and Central military districts from Aug. 25-31 and during this period, Su-34s were deployed to bases on the Crimean Peninsula.
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