Japanese fighter jets scrambled 238 times in FY2023, mainly for Chinese aircraft
The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, fighter jets…
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Pilot of light plane chased by Rafale drops drugs in flight
The pilot of a private plane released packages of drugs over the Ardèche region, France, while being chased…
RAF intercepts 21 Russian aircraft near NATO airspace during Exercise Air Defender
The last three weeks have proven to be especially busy for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF)…
‘Ghost’ plane sold to mystery customer before suspicious flight to Bulgaria
Further details have been revealed about a ‘ghost’ plane that entered the airspaces of Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and…
Three air forces scrambled as unidentified aircraft tours Balkans
An unidentified Beechcraft with its transponder and radio turned off flew in the airspaces of Hungary, Romania, Serbia…
Chinese jets fly “dangerously close” to Canadian air patrols
Aircraft of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) have been buzzing Canadian aircraft with disregard for safety,…
Taiwan reports incursion by Chinese submarine hunter in its air defense zone
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan reported the interception of a Chinese Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft in…
Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist, opposition reports
The Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, diverted to Minsk in Belarus. The aircraft, a Boeing…
Colombia denounces airspace violation by Russian aircraft
The Colombian government sent a formal protest to Moscow after a Russian transport aircraft deviated from its authorized…
Taiwan reports record incursion of Chinese military aircraft
The Taiwanese government reported that 25 Chinese military aircraft entered the country’s air defense identification zone on April…
Russian spy planes patrol alarm four NATO air forces
After they were detected and tracked by NATO air defense radars, two Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-142 Bear-F…
Chinese incursions in Taiwan airspace hit record high in 2020
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) flew about…
Russia, China carry out joint patrol over Western Pacific
Russian and Chinese strategic bombers carried out a joint mission over the Western Pacific on December 22, 2020.…
Russia claims it intercepted long-retired Italian airplane
According to the Russian Defence Ministry, an Italian Breguet BR-1150 Atlantic approached its state border on August 14,…