Alert 5

Two on board a Russian Air Force MiG-29 ejected safely after their jet crashed on Jun. 4 at 2 p.m. local time near the city of Astrakhan.

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Iraqi defence minister toured Joint Base Balad north of Baghdad to see improvements being made in order to house the F-16IQ this summer.

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A Russian Air force Su-34 fighter bomber was badly damaged when its brake parachute failed during landing at Buturlinovka airfield in Voronezh on Jun. 4.

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