ALERT North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles from Tongchang-ri military base
North Korea fired four banned ballistic missiles on Monday that flew about 620 miles, with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The test-launches appeared to be a reaction to huge U.S.-South Korean military drills that those countries consider routine but that Pyongyang…
ALERT A Syrian MiG-23 crashed near Turkey border, pilot ejected
Turkish officials said that an aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian military crashed near the Turkey-Syria border Saturday, with the Syrian opposition claiming to Turkish media they were responsible for shooting the plane down. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters that “we have information that a MIG model plane belonging to the Syrian regime”…
ALERT NATO aircraft had 4 close encounters with Russian planes
NATO aircraft had four close encounters with Russian planes in separate incidents on Feb. 10, the Air Force’s top general in charge of its forces in Europe said Thursday. Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, said three of those encounters were with Russian Su-24 attack aircraft…
NEWS Air Force F-15s intercepted an unresponsive general aviation aircraft
Under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, a pair of F-15s intercepted an unresponsive general aviation aircraft near the Palm Beach, Fla., area at approximately 7 p.m. EST. Residents were startled by the super-sonic booms as the two fighter jets were en-route from Homestead Air National Guard Base to the unresponsive aircraft. According to NORAD, the…
ALERT North Korea conducts new ballistic missile test
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, drawing a strong response from US President Donald Trump who vowed “100%” support for key ally Japan at a press conference with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The missile, the first test since Trump became president, was launched around 2255 UTC on Saturday, from Banghyon air base in…
BREAKING Accidental Russian airstrike kills Turkish soldiers in Syria
“Today, around 08.40, during airstrikes against Daesh targets [in Syria], Russian combat planes accidentally hit a building hosting Turkish servicemen taking part in Euphrates Shield operation. As a result, three Turkish soldiers were killed, 11 were wounded, including one seriously,” the Turkish General Staff said in a statement. The Russian Defense Ministry has also confirmed the unintentional strike, killing Turkish…
BREAKING RAF Typhoon just scrambled from Lossiemouth to intercept 2 Russian bombers
Two Russian bombers were obviously flying over the coast of Europe today. The alert was given at 0600 UTC by NATO Operations Center in Germany when 6 Russian planes were moving near the Norwegian coast. 4 of the 6 planes then turned around to Russia and 2 Russian bombers continued their flight to the United Kingdom. Two Typhoon Eurofighter…
