Alert 5

Commander, U.S. European Command, as well as the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, has called for the deployment of U-2 spy plane in Europe in order to keep Russia in check.

By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Experts from signatories of the Open Skies Treaty are in Russia to inspect the upgraded Tu-154M Lk-1 Open Skies aircraft that is equipped with new digital cameras.

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A United Arab Emirates Mirage 2000-9D fighter that went down in Yemen earlier this month was shot down by a SA-7 missile, British daily The Independent reported.

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Between three to four suicide bombers were killed when they tried to attack Al Asad Airbase in Iraq. The base houses U.S. military personnel.

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