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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 […]",
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