Israeli attack damages runway, grounding flights in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reports. An Israeli air attack has struck Aleppo’s international airport, resulting in a runway damage and operational shutdown, Syrian state media SANA reported, citing a military source. “At about 4:30am [01:30 GMT] … the Israeli enemy undertook an aerial aggression from the…
Japan scrambles jet to monitor Chinese military drone near Taiwan. Japan’s defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter jet to monitor a Chinese BZK-005 military drone spotted flying between Japan’s westernmost Yonaguni island and Taiwan in the morning. The reconnaissance drone, originating from the East China Sea (north of Taiwan), proceeded towards the…
A Russian Su-30 plane intercepted a US MQ-9A Reaper drone over the Black Sea, Russia’s National Defense Management Center said on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said on Sunday that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorted a US MQ-9A Reaper drone over the Black Sea as it was close to…
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled fighter jets Friday after an aircraft was detected too close to President Biden’s location. U.S. air defense scrambled fighter jets Friday to wave off a civilian aircraft that had entered temporarily restricted air space near Lake Tahoe, where President Joe Biden and Jill Biden are vacationing. The…
Norway would be the third European country after the Netherlands and Denmark to donate F-16 planes. Norway has decided to donate F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. It did not say how many jets Norway would provide. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere met with Ukrainian President…
The Dutch and Danish governments are also involved in a coalition that is working to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the advanced fighter jets. The Danish foreign ministry has confirmed that the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine will occur when conditions have been met. The conditions include successfully selecting, testing and training Ukrainian personnel. Danish…
North Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday in response to a U.S. reconnaissance airplane that allegedly crossed the maritime Military Demarcation Line (MDL), according to North Korean media. The DPRK’s senior military leadership is now considering deploying warships with anti-aircraft missiles 280 miles (450 km) from Wonsan, the country’s main eastern port to prevent additional…
RAF fighter jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept Russian bombers North of Scotland. Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled this morning as well as a tanker to intercept two Russian long-range bombers as QRA launch mission. Britain said its Typhoon fighter jets intercepted two Russian maritime patrol bomber aircraft in international airspace…
A fighter jet performing at an air show near Willow Run Airport crashed on Sunday. Thunder Over Michigan was taking place Sunday at the airport, featuring several aircraft, including the MiG-23 aircraft, performing various maneuvers in the air. This was the 25th year of the Thunder Over Michigan show. Video appears to show the pilot…
On 9th August, a Westjet Boeing 737 collided with a Hercules military aircraft while taxiing on the ground at Comox Airport, Canada. The Boeing 737-700 with registration C-FWSI was scheduled to depart as flight WS346 from Comox to Edmonton. However, while it was on its way to the runway, the incident occurred. The Boeing 737…
A Russian missile strike on Saturday hit a facility of the Ukrainian aeronautics group Motor Sich, one of several companies requisitioned by the government since Moscow’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Today there was another Russian missile attack against our country. Kinzhals, Calibers. They hit Motor Sich” near Khmelnytskyi in western Ukraine, around 300 kilometers…
Russia said it scrambled a Su-30 fighter jet after intercepting a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. Russia on Saturday said that it scrambled a Su-30 fighter jet to “prevent a violation of the Russian state border” by a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. “As the Russian fighter…