Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft fly in formation above Qatar after they receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 31, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes) France is considering offering Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine during the upcomming visit of …
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Screenshots of the B-52 intercepting by the Russian Su-27s on Jun. 15, 2020. (Image credit: Russian MOD). Russian Navy Su-27 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, TASS news agency reported Monday citing Russia’s Defense Ministry. The scramble involved Russian …
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On Apr. 17, 2020, Belgian Air Force F-16s currently deployed to Siauliai, Lithuania, to support NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission intercepted a group of Russian Federation Air Force fighters in the Baltic Sea. Belgian Air Force F-16s have been filmed intercepting armed Russian fighters as they overfly a US Navy …
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A United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer operating in international waters in the Black Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft on December 23. USS Ross (DDG 71) encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship. Two Russian SU-24 …
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Two Air National Guard F-16s fly in formation with two Ukraine SU-27s over Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine while a chase plane sits in the background. (Photo by Master Sgt. James D. Berg) Western aircraft usually probed Soviet air defenses during the Cold War. Those aircraft were often intercepted by Su-27s. …
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In March 1986, U.S. Navy aviators out-flew, out-maneuvered and jammed the Libyan Arab Air Force so badly that the Libyans stopped flying their interceptors over the Gulf of Sidra. As a result, Tripoli had to give up its claim on this part of the Mediterranean. Equally damaging, the lack of …
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Russian Su-27 Flanker Escorting plane carrying Russia’s defense minister shooed NATO Spanish EF-18 Hornet away A Spanish fighter jet in Lithuania on a NATO mission scrambled to intercept a plane carrying the Russian defense minister, but a Russian Su-27 fighter intervened. The aircraft is a Spanish Air Force EF-18, one …
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