Wreckage of Polish Air Force Tu-154M 101 in Smolensk, Russia

Polish President Publicly Ridiculed Pilot Following 2008 Flight Diversion

The crew of the doomed Polish Air Force jet which crashed on Saturday—killing the President and other top Polish officials—may have felt pressured to land in dangerous conditions.
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Israel Orders 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter Jets

Israel will purchase 20 fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets from the U.S. for almost $2.75 billion, receiving the first jet some time between 2015 and 2017, at $96 million per plane.
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F-16 Pilot Still Missing Three Days After Crash in Nevada

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday said search and rescue efforts were still being conducted for the missing pilot of an F-16 aircraft that crashed Tuesday evening in Nevada.
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Iran Test-Fires New Homebuilt Air-Defense Missile

Iran successfully test-fired its latest air-defense missile system, dubbed the Sayyad 2, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday.
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Military Plane Crash in Nepal Kills 6

A military plane carrying six people, including a patient, crashed in the western region of Nepal early Tuesday evening, officials said. There were no survivors. The accident happened just after 7 p.m. local time when the Britt...
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