The Colombian Air Force scrambled jet fighters to intercept Ilyushin Il-96-400VPU aircraft with tail number RA-96104 assigned to Russia’s main security agency, or FSB. In a release late Monday, Colombian Air Force said that its Kfir fighter jets intercepted a Russian IL-96 after it deviated from its flight path over Colombian air space. According to a recent service news […]

Russian MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jet intercepted U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean along the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the ministry, Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target flying over the Pacific Ocean towards Russia’s border. “A […]

A Russian MiG-31 (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean in the Kamchatka region, Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported on Friday. “Russian airspace control systems detected an air target over the territory of the Pacific Ocean approaching Russia’s state border. […]

Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets on Wednesday conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a group of French Air Force aircraft operating over the Black Sea. Two French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft and a KC-135FR aerial refueling tanker flying over international waters in the Black Sea when it was intercepted by two Russian Sukhoi Su-27 […]

The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense has announced that China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force, or PLAAF, boosting its presence in “sensitive areas” near Taiwan. The PLA sent several dozens of military aircraft to Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the past three days. Just last week, Taiwan Air Force fighters took to the […]

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets intercepted groups of Russian and Chinese bombers flew a joint patrol mission over the Western Pacific Tuesday. In a statement presented by Japan’s Defense Ministry, said that two Russian Tu-95MS Bear-H and four Chinese H-6K Badger long-range bombers remained in international airspace flew over the Sea of Japan and the East […]

The Russian Air Force scrambled MiG-31 jet fighter to intercept a U.S. Air Force RC-135 spy plane over the Bering Sea on Friday, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center said. The U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft flew airspace around over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea approaching the Russian state border on December […]

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German Eurofighter jets intercepted four Russian Il-20 Coot electronic intelligence aircraft over the Baltics last week, according to a statement from the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe. The Bundeswehr confirmed that the German fighter jets intercepted Russian surveillance Planealong the Estonian-Russian border on December 5. “NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission tracked a Russian IL-20 Coot […]

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Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported that on Saturday Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept the US Air Force’s RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea. “A Su-27 fighter jet of the Southern Military District’s air defense units on duty was scrambled to identify the air target and to prevent it from violating the […]

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Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets on Saturday as multiple Russian aircraft approached the UK airspace, according to multiple reports. On November 28, the RAF announced that Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace near UK airspace. “The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth on […]

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