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  "site": "https://theaviationist.com",
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    "Military Aviation",
    "Baltic Sea",
    "Barents Sea",
    "F-35A Lightning II",
    "Mig-31 Foxhound",
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  "textContent": "Norwegian F-35s intercepted a flight of Tu-160s and MiG-31BMs, supported by an Il-78M tanker, which were involved in a 16-hour patrol over the Norwegian and Barents Seas. NATO aircraft from Norway, France and Portugal tracked and escorted a series of Russian aircraft, including Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bombers, MiG-31BM fighters, an Il-78M aerial refueling aircraft and […]",
  "title": "Norwegian F-35As Shadow Russian Tu-160 Bombers Near Arctic Circle"
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