SpaceX has secured a contract to launch the uncrewed X-37B spaceplane, a secret military spacecraft created by the U.S. Air Force that’s kind of like a compact space shuttle, but whose functional purpose is ultimately kept under wraps. The Verge reports that SpaceX’s launch services for a launch of the X-37B in August atop a…
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a US B-52 strategic bomber over the Baltic Sea. The American strategic bomber was flying along the Russian border, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. Russia’s air defense detected the aircraft on Tuesday morning at around 7:00 GMT, the statement said. The Su-27 of the Russian Baltic Fleet…
Six South Korean F-16 jet fighters were diverted to a U.S. military base in Tokyo after a refueling aircraft malfunctioned, U.S. Forces Japan officials said Thursday. U.S. Forces Japan spokesman Air Force Lt. Col. Kenneth Hoffman said the aircraft are headed to Alaska to participate in the annual Red Flag exercise. The diversion was forced…
The US has launched the first-ever test of a defensive rocket intended to intercept a target resembling an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The long-planned experiment comes amid increased tensions over North Korea’s ballistic missile tests. A Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor was fired from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday afternoon.
On Saturday, a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) was triggered as two Russian aircrafts approached outside Norwegian air space in the north. Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a SU-34 and Il-78. «The QRA from Bodø identified two aircrafts by mid-Saturday, a SU-34 and a Midas,» press spokesman Lt. Col. Ivar Moen with the Joint Head…
Two RAF fighters were scrambled in Scotland after two Russian planes entered UK airspace, the MoD has confirmed. UPDATE An MoD spokesman said the Russian jets did not actually enter UK airspace, but had travelled into an “area of interest” very close by. A pair of Typhoon jets took off from RAF Lossiemouth on…
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. surveillance aircraft a couple hundred miles southeast of Hong Kong this week in a maneuver the Navy described as “unsafe.” The Chinese J-10 fighter aircraft flew about 200 yards in front of the U.S. Navy P-3 Orion on May 24, making quick and erratic turns and restricting the…
A USAF C-5 Galaxy airlifter has safely slid to a stop after making a successful emergency landing at the Rota Air Base in Spain after its nose landing gear failed to extend correctly. Fire crews stood by as the huge aircraft circled for an hour to burn off fuel and the flight deck ran through…
South Korean military has reportedly fired shots at an object flying across the border from the North. Yonhap news agency reported, without citing a source, that South Korea fired about 90 machine gun rounds into the air and toward North Korea. It said South Korea was analyzing whether a North Korean drone had crossed the…
Two military fighter jets escorted American Airlines #AA31 aircraft on Friday after a man allegedly tried to break into the cockpit. The airline said Flight #AA31, an Airbus A321 aircraft, landed safety at Honolulu International Airport at 11:35 a.m. local time. The flight originated from Los Angeles International Airport. “Two Pacific Command F-22 Raptors from…
Two Russian Su-24 fighter aircraft ‘buzzed’ the #Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen, currently part of #NATO’s SNMG1 in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The Russian aircraft made three passes and were accompanied by two Swedish QRA fighter jets.
