Russia QUITS Open Skies treaty which allows nations to carry out reconnaissance flights

Russia QUITS Open Skies treaty which allows nations to carry out surveillance flights and see if countries are preparing for war – two months after US withdrew Moscow announced it was pulling out of 1992 agreement observed by 34 states  Comes two months after the US quit the treaty, citing Russian breaches  Moscow said US … Read more

NASA shares stunning photos of Mars captured by its Reconnaissance Orbiter

A spectacular shot of a Martian avalanche, an image of a dust devil and a long-distance portrait of planet Earth are among a selection of photos shared by NASA to mark 15 years of the agencies Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  The images were all taken of the Red Planet and its surroundings from space using equipment … Read more

Two Russian fighter jets ‘buzz’ a US reconnaissance plane over the Mediterranean

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

US and Canadian fighter jets intercept Russian reconnaissance planes off Alaska’s coast

US F-22 stealth jets and Canadian F-18 fighters intercept two Russian reconnaissance planes that refused to leave the Alaskan Air Defense Zone for four hours Two Russian Tupolev Tu-142 reconnaissance planes were intercepted Monday  US and Canadian fighter jets escorted the planes during four-hour flight  North American officials say Russian planes flew 50 miles off Alaskan … Read more