This morning two F-5 Tiger aircraft touched each other during Patrouille Suisse training in the Baar/Zug area. During training for the display at the Federal Yodelling Festival in Zug next weekend, two F-5 Tiger aircraft touched each other in the air. The nose of an F-5 Tiger broke off and hit the facade of a…
Three RAF Hercules are to tour the UK in a flypast to mark the aircraft’s retirement from service. The trio of C-130s will depart Brize Norton at 10:00 BST, passing locations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, before returning at 17:05. The transport plane, which has been used by the RAF since the 1960s,…
Exercise, which began Monday, host 250 aircraft and simulate massive air deployment in reaction to an attack on a member state… Germany is hosting the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia, German and American officials said last Wednesday. The Air…
The Pentagon announced Friday that it will provide an additional $2.1 billion in long-term weapons aid for Ukraine. The new assistance package will include funding for more Patriot missile battery munitions, Hawk air defense systems and missiles, and small Puma drones that can be launched by hand. The latest infusion of funding, one of the…
Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing’s latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air…
In a continued sign of transatlantic unity, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) came under NATO command today while preparing to conduct activities in the Norwegian Sea with other maritime forces from Allied Nations. This transfer of authority to Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (SFN) demonstrates the Alliance’s ability to integrate the high-end…
A Chinese fighter jet performed “an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” in front of U.S. Air Force aircraft over the South China Sea. The Chinese plane “flew directly in front of and within 400 feet of the nose of the RC-135, forcing the US aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence” on Friday, the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)…
North Korea said Tuesday it will launch its first military spy satellite in June in a bid to monitor “dangerous” military activity by the United States and South Korea in real time. The North disclosed the timing of its planned launch through state media, one day after it notified Japan of its plan to launch…
Russia’s capital city of Moscow has reportedly been struck by a Ukrainian drone attack overnight. Ukraine has reportedly launched a drone attack on Moscow overnight in an apparent retaliation strike for the Kremlin’s three-day bombing of Kyiv. Residents in the Russian capital reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed buildings had been damaged,…
A French military surveillance aircraft has made an emergency landing at Cork Airport after reports of an apparent fire onboard. The aircraft declared an emergency at 7.30am this morning, using the Pan-Pan code – they then diverted to the nearest airport. They landed shortly after 8am and were met by emergency service vehicles. Sources have…
Russia: Su-27 jet intercepted US bombers over Baltic Sea, prevented border violation. Russia said on Tuesday it had scrambled a Su-27 jet to intercept two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea and prevent them from violating Russian state borders. The Russian ministry of defense said: “On March 23, 2023, Russia’s…
A Spanish Air Force F-18 fighter jet crashes near the Zaragoza Air Base in Spain. An F-18 fighter jet crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot ejected successfully, the Spanish defense ministry said Saturday. The aircraft landed within the perimeter of the base, the defense ministry said on Twitter.…