Two Russian fighter jets have been accused of flying in ‘an unsafe and unprofessional manner’ while intercepting a US spy plane. The Su-35 fighters surrounded a P-8A US plane as it flew over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Navy revealed in a statement. It’s the third time in two months Russian pilots buzzed … Read more
It’s a deer miss! Family of animals narrowly miss being hit by FIGHTER JETS after dashing across an RAF runway Animals ran across runway at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, last Friday All three roe deer escaped unharmed from their close encounter with the planes Aviation enthusiast James Feneley, 52, filmed the near miss By Harry Howard For … Read more
US senators try to BLOCK deployment of 48 fighter jets to UK over Huawei’s involvement in building Britain’s 5G wireless network The amendment is being led by Republican senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton Attempts to block fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft being stationed in the UK The $200 million aircraft project has been nearly … Read more
Dramatic moment Belgian F-16 fighters intercept armed Russian jets buzzing a US destroyer in the Baltic Sea Belgian Air Force F-16s intercepted armed Russian Federation Air Force fighters maneuvering in international air space overflying the USS Donald Cook The US Navy 6th Fleet destroyer was operating in the Baltic Sea off the Lithuanian coast, according … Read more
Super-rich lockdown flouters hold the key to Britain’s back door: How private jets are flying hundreds of passengers from coronavirus hotspots into UK due to ‘lax border controls’ A staggering 545 private planes entered UK since lockdown began on March 23 Among them were 25 from Spain and 15 from US – world’s worst-affected nation … Read more
China took advantage of the USS Theodore Roosevelt being crippled by the coronavirus by sending an aircraft carrier and fighter jets close to the disputed territory of Taiwan over the weekend. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the Liaoning, China’s first operational aircraft carrier, and five accompanying warships passed first through the Miyako Strait, located between Japan’s islands … Read more
An amazing image of high-energy fire-hose-like jets of plasma, produced by a supermassive black hole, has been captured for the first time. Researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope say the jets, spotted in galaxy M 87, were being launched from a giant black hole at 99.5 per cent of light speed. The black hole that … Read more
With air travel down dramatically amid shutdown measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, airlines are storing unused planes by the hundreds in a California ‘boneyard’ where the dry climate minimizes the risk of rust. Stunning photos from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville show row upon row of planes owned by Southwest, … Read more
Defence giant Cobham adapts fighter jet oxygen system technology to build NHS ventilators By Francesca Washtell and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 6 April 2020 Cobham has become the latest business to join the effort to make ventilators for the NHS. The British defence … Read more
Australian actress Toni Collette, 47, will be forced to self-isolate for 14 days after flying into Sydney’s International Airport on Monday, March 16. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Australian government’s new rules around self-isolation on Sunday, which came into effect at 12AM Monday. Looking cautious as she walked through the terminal, Toni was seen … Read more