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More American military assets moved to Europe amid ‘Russian invasion’ fears Several F-35A Lightning II fighter jets were deployed to Germany’s Spangdahlem Air Base on Wednesday to “deter aggression” and “defend allies should deterrence fail” as the US continues to wait for an “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US Air Force Reserve Command announced […]
The mishap took place during a routine training flight, resulting in no injuries on the ground A private military contractor piloting a French-made Mirage F1 fighter jet suffered minor injuries ejecting from the cabin as the aircraft went down in a non-residential area of Arizona on Thursday morning, the US Air Force has revealed. The […]
Footage shows the plane catch fire as it hits the flight deck of a US aircraft carrier before falling into the South China Sea A new video emerged online on Sunday purporting to show the American F-35C fighter jet crash-landing and skidding off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the open […]
The show of force comes after an escalation of conflict in Yemen Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that the US will deploy the USS Cole – a guided missile destroyer – and fifth-generation fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to defend against the Houthi rebels. Austin spoke with Abu Dhabi Crown […]
RAF jets were mobilized on Wednesday after the Ministry of Defence detected an “unidentified aircraft” near the coast of Scotland The British Ministry of Defence has announced the deployment of Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, alongside an air-to-air refueling tanker, north of Scotland after an unidentified plane was spotted in the area. A […]
A Japan Coast Guard alert indicates the US Navy is to commence the recovery of its lost F-35C The US Navy appears to be launching an operation to recover an F-35C fighter jet which botched a landing on the USS Carl Vinson earlier this month and went overboard into the South China Sea. The effort […]
Seven US Navy sailors were injured when the F-35C Lightning II stealth plane suffered a “landing mishap” during a drill The US Navy is working to recover a plane that fell into the South China Sea – which is claimed by China almost in its entirety – during a war drill this week that left […]
The pilot safely ejected from his aircraft during the failed landing, which, however, resulted in injuries to several sailors Seven US Navy personnel were injured after a pilot suffered a “landing mishap” on a US supercarrier and was forced to eject from the aircraft while performing operations in the South China Sea. The US Navy […]
Search and rescue operation is underway An F-16V fighter jet, the most advanced aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Force fleet, has gone missing, with witnesses claiming that they saw the aircraft crash into the sea. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. The plane went missing from Air Force radars on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after […]
Combat-readiness exercise comes amid heightened tensions with mainland China Taiwan’s air force has held combat-readiness drills that simulated a ‘war scenario,’ amid escalating tensions with mainland China, which sees the island as part of the People’s Republic. Military pilots rushed to their F-16 fighter jets at the sound of an alarm in Taiwan’s southern city […]
Finland has struck a deal with America’s Lockheed Martin to buy a total of 64 F-35 fighter jets. The Finnish media is calling the €10 bn contract the largest of its kind in the country’s history. The US jets are scheduled to replace Finland’s Hornets, which will be gradually decommissioned beginning in 2025. With its decision, […]
Tokyo officials have asked the US military to investigate an incident in which an American fighter jet dropped a fuel tank that landed in a residential area. Suspicious metal objects were found in the coastal town of Fukaura, with a population of some 7,600 people, earlier this week. The debris, which landed in the center […]
29-year-old former ISIS militant Taha Al-Jumailly has been handed a life sentence by a German court for genocide and crimes against humanity over the persecution of the Yazidi minority, marking the first conviction of its kind. The Frankfurt court’s judgement marks the first time that a verdict has used the term ‘genocide’ in the conviction […]
Israeli F-15 fighter jets have escorted an American B-1 supersonic strategic heavy bomber through the country’s airspace, in what the IDF called an illustration of the “continued strategic cooperation” with the United States. The American bomber was escorted “over Israeli skies towards the Gulf earlier today,” the Israel Defense Forces announced in a brief statement, […]
Serbia has been moving tanks and other military hardware towards the Kosovo border, videos circulating online suggest. Tensions between the country and the breakaway region soared after Kosovo banned Serbian license plates. A large number of Serbian main battle tanks were spotted heading towards the Kosovo border on Saturday. Videos circulating online show multiple pieces […]