Targeted Killings

LONDON — Britain’s Royal Air Force said Wednesday that it scrambled fighter jets in response to four Russian military aircraft approaching the United Kingdom. The force said four Russian strategic bombers were “intercepted and escorted,” adding that they did not enter U.K. airspace at any point. The Typhoon jets took…

A US official attended a classified Israel Air Force drill simulating a “massive attack” on Iran’s nuclear program that was held two weeks ago, according to a Tuesday report. A US Air Force officer participated in the drill as an observer, Israel’s Kan public broadcaster said. The drill involved dozens…

by Sandra Erwin — February 1, 2022 U.S. Air Force service members set up a satellite communications terminal at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air Force The experiments are part of an Air Force Research Laboratory program known as Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet WASHINGTON — The U.S.…

Israeli jets carried out airstrikes against targets near the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, Syrian state TV reported. The pro-opposition group, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights, said the targets of the attack were Hezbollah positions, outposts and weapon depots, northeast of Damascus. The alleged strikes were the…

With its rotors pointed towards the ground, the Heaviside plane by Kitty Hawk looks like an almost-complete hobbyist project. As the rotors spun into action for flight testing in December 2021, the plane lifted off and wobbled, looking not unlike a model of a spacecraft pulled skyward by fishing line…

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --   The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation celebrates U.S. air power history by providing annual heritage flight demonstrations around the world. Heritage flights are flown at events ranging from open houses and air shows to sporting events, parades and…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 25 Nov 2021 1:03PM · Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says the RMAF’s Hawk jet trainer fleet is due for replacement as part of ongoing defence policy and procurement plans. – Malaysian Military Power blogspot pic, November 25, 2021. THE government is planning the…

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is systematically planning the replacement of Hawk 108 and Hawk 208 fighter jets as outlined in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Capability Development 2055 or CAP55, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein(pix). He said the government had also started the replacement process…

Loading... Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein arrives at Parliament, Kuala Lumpur November 25, 2021. — Bernama pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The government is systematically planning the replacement of Hawk 108 and Hawk 208 fighter jets as outlined in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Capability Development 2055…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s government on Wednesday approved the purchase of 12 Rafale fighter jets from France worth about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to replace its aging fleet of Soviet-era aircraft and strengthen its air force amid lingering tensions in the Balkans. The contract for the used jets…