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A Russian Su-30 warplane was forced to enter Turkish airspace on October 3 "while performing an evasive maneuver against a surface-to-air missile system."

RT is quoting Russian Air Force commander Viktor Bondarev as saying that the Sukhoi jet was on a combat mission in Northern Syria "in very dense cloud conditions."

The Autobahn suffered some delays lately. Yet it wasn’t because of an accident or delays in traffic, but because of a… fighter jet.

According to reports, a Eurofighter Typhoon being transferred by truck between Berlin and Munich caused the whole traffic jam.

The impressive photos show off the peculiar sight and the line of cars that follow.

President Francois Hollande and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signed on May 4 a 6.3 billion euro ($7.02 billion) agreement for the sale of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets.

Qatar has agreed to buy 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets in a deal worth 6.3 billion euros ($7 billion), the French government said April 30, as the Gulf Arab state looks to boost its military firepower amid regional instability. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in France on April 10 as part of a trans-Atlantic tour, with French authorities hoping to further strengthen relations with the fast-growing Asian nation amid talks about a possible fighter-jet deal.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday that French fighter jets are expected to arrive in Jordan and join operations against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.

Swedish defense group Saab AB has signed a deal with Brazil for development and production of thirty-six Gripen NG fighters, the manufacturer itself said in a statement.

An Industrial Cooperation Contract to deliver "substantial technology transfer" from Saab to the Brazilian industry was has also been signed between the two parties.

Russia is going to set up an air base in eastern Belarus and deploy Su-27 fighter jets there, Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Viktor Bondarev said on Wednesday.

The air base of the Russian and Belarusian Air Force will be established in Bobruysk in 2016, ITAR-TASS quoted Bondarev as saying during a visit to the facilities under construction.

Bulgaria's armed forces must soon reduce their dependence of Russian equipment and maintenance or face the risk of ‘catastrophic consequences,' Velizar Shalamanov has told the BBC.

Bulgaria must choose new fighter planes for its air force in the next six months, caretaker Defence Minister Velizar Shalamanov said during an international conference at Sofia's Defence Academy.

The country can choose among three offers - new Gripen fighters, used Eurofighter from Italy or used F16 from Portugal - and according to Shalamanov nothing is predetermined.