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The Indian Air Force tested the use of national highways for emergency landing by fighter aircraft today with a Mirage 2000 touching down on a stretch of the Yamuna expressway in Uttar Pradesh.
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Photos: Indian Ministry of Defense
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By end of the decade, the Swedish Air Force plans to phase out the Saab 105 jet trainer and replace it with a Military Flying Training System (MFTS).
By Matt Morgan (Flickr: Aircraft_Fighter_Jet_Saab_105OE_10) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter product office cased its colors, signifying a mission change, on May 7.
By Mollie Miller (http://www.army.mil/-images/2008/02/05/12527/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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India test fired its Astra air-to-air missile twice on May 20 and each time the launch aircraft performed a high-G maneuver when releasing the missile.
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Photo: DRDO