Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to monitor a pair of Russian military planes flying towards UK airspace. The fighter jets took off from the Lossiemouth base in Scotland on Wednesday. The Typhoons were sent to monitor two Russian aircraft which were heading towards a UK “area of interest”. Once the RAF jets were airborne,…
The Israeli Air Force intercepted what it believes to be an Iranian-built drone, sent by the Hezbollah terrorist organization, that attempted to cross into Israeli airspace on Tuesday, the army said. UPDATE The Iranian built reconnaissance drone took off from the Damascus airport. The military said it intercepted the incoming unmanned aerial vehicle, but was still…
Footage of an incident leaked online on Tuesday shows accidental rocket fire from a Russian strike helicopter hitting close to parked cars. The incident came to light on Tuesday after footage of the misfire was published online. The Russian military declined to disclose when and where it happened, but denied reports that it was during…
“On September 14, after landing on the Shaikovka base a Tu-22M3 skidded off the runway due to technical reasons. The crew members were not injured, “the Russian ministry said. Six such strategic bombers on Thursday appeared above the Baltic Sea. They are rare here – the last time a mission in the Tu-22M3 region was…
North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It flew over Japan before landing in the North Pacific Ocean, according to military authorities here. The missile launch came days after the UNSC unanimously adopted a new set of sanctions against the North for its sixth and most powerful nuclear denotation test…
South Korea’s Asia Business Daily, citing an unidentified source, reported on Tuesday that North Korea had been observed moving a rocket that appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards its west coast. The rocket started moving on Monday and was spotted moving only at night to avoid surveillance, the report said. South Korea’s…
South Korea and the United States will seek to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, strategic bombers and other powerful assets to the Korean Peninsula as a response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Seoul’s defense ministry said Monday. “We will push for the option of deploying strategic assets such as the U.S. carrier strike group…
