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.
A Russian fighter jet came within 20 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea Tuesday, according to a military spokesperson. A Russian Su-27 fighter approached the U.S. P-8A Poseidon as it was “conducting routine operations in international airspace,” said Capt. Pamela Kunze, a U.S. Naval Forces Europe spokeswoman. The Russian defense…
On Wednesday evening, an Ilyushin Il-96 flew over Vaindloo, a small island belonging to Estonia without permission, reported the Defense Forces. The transponder was turned off at the border and the aircraft didn’t follow its flight plan. There was no radio contact with the air traffic control in Estonia. The plane was carrying Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on…
US Air Force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian bombers approaching the US border, the Pentagon said. The two Bear bomber jets and two Su-35 Flanker planes were detected some 50 miles from the coast of Alaska today as tensions continue to mount. The Russian formation was intercepted by a pair of US Air…
North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces in another show of strength. The two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North…
Syrian rebel and intelligence sources said Israel struck an arms supply hub on Thursday operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport where weapons from Tehran are regularly sent by commercial and military cargo planes. Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, speaking from the United States, where he has been meeting U.S. officials, to Israeli…
A Mig-31 military plane has crashed in the Russian Republic of Buryatia, western Siberia. Both pilots managed to eject, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s preliminary information. The incident happened as the jet was conducting a training flight over the Telemba Airfield. A helicopter has been dispatched as part of the search and rescue operation.
