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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: military jets

military jets stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Congress plans to spend $550 million to upgrade and expand the fleet of jets used to ferry federal officials around the country and abroad, the Wall Street Journal reports. Funds approved by the House for the military-run fleet call for two 737s and two Gulfstream jets on top of the... More »

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Congress • Department of Defense • air travel • US Air Force • military jets

(Newser) - Search crews today found the body of a missing 15-month-old girl in the rubble of her San Diego home, the fourth and final victim of a military jet crash in a suburban neighborhood. The toddler and three family members—her mother, grandmother, and 2-month-old sister—were killed in Monday's accident.... More »

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fighter jet • San Diego • plane crash • military jets • fire

 Jet Forced Down 
 in Iran Was Private 

Military denies Iranian reports that military aircraft deplaned

Oct 7, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military says it was a business, not military, jet that was forced down after violating Iran's airspace a week ago, denying Iranian reports that any Americans were aboard, CNN reports. An Iranian news agency caused international worry when it reported that the aircraft had five American military officials... More »

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Iran • US military • Americans • aircraft • military jets • airspace violation

UFOs? Air Force Says Nope

Not so fast, say scores of witnesses

Jan 23, 08 7:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Those mysterious lights flitting across the Texas sky earlier this month were military jet fighters, not alien ships, the Air Force said today. The lights prompted dozens of reports of UFO sightings, and the mystery grew when the military initially said it had no aircraft in the area. Today, the... More »

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Texas • Air Force • UFOs • military jets

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