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Lebanese Share Videos of Alleged Israeli Fighter Jets Flying Extremely Low Over Beirut

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

Lebanon repeatedly stated that Israel regularly violates the country’s airspace, mainly to carry out strikes in Syria. A previous incident was recorded by Beirut citizens on Friday, who said that Israeli warplanes had been flying over the country’s south for about six hours. … Read More >Lebanese Share Videos of Alleged Israeli Fighter Jets Flying Extremely Low Over Beirut

EU

France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed sending fighter planes on a flyover mission in the Central African Republic, as a show of condemnation of “attempts to destabilize” the country ahead of a general election. … Read More >France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

Russia

Skyrocketing tensions: Russian battleship ‘aimed missiles’ at British warplanes sent to ‘intercept’ it in neutral waters

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020By Editor

A Russian submarine hunter operating in international waters reportedly armed its anti-aircraft missiles after two British fighter jets staged a fly-by, in the latest sign of growing naval tensions between Moscow and the West. … Read More >Skyrocketing tensions: Russian battleship ‘aimed missiles’ at British warplanes sent to ‘intercept’ it in neutral waters

UK

UK’s Typhoon Jets Scrambled to Intercept Two Russian Tu-142 Over North Sea, RAF Says

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020By Editor

The Russian military aircraft operating near the British border did not violate the UK’s airspace but the Royal Air Force (RAF) said that they could create a “hazard” by causing civilian airlines to change routes in order to avoid flying to close to the aircraft. … Read More >UK’s Typhoon Jets Scrambled to Intercept Two Russian Tu-142 Over North Sea, RAF Says

Russia

We can take them: Nationalist MP says Russia would come out on top in a war with Japan

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020By Editor

A leading Russian parliamentarian has refuted claims that Japanese military equipment could give the Asian country the edge in a putative war between the two nations. … Read More >We can take them: Nationalist MP says Russia would come out on top in a war with Japan

World

Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is ‘foreign aggression,’ says Baku

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

Azerbaijan will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets to defend itself from “foreign aggression,” President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, insisting that the planes were in the country prior to the recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. … Read More >Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is ‘foreign aggression,’ says Baku

Russia

Su-27 Fighter Intercepts French Bombers Over Black Sea – Russian MoD

Posted on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020By Editor

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter had intercepted several French attack aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea. … Read More >Su-27 Fighter Intercepts French Bombers Over Black Sea – Russian MoD

World

Azerbaijan has ‘handed over’ command of its Air Force operations in Nagorno-Karabakh to Turkey, Armenian Defense Ministry claims

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020By Editor

The Azerbaijani military has passed control of its air force operations in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region to Turkey, Yerevan claimed on Wednesday. Ankara dismissed the allegation, labeling Yerevan’s assertions “propaganda.” … Read More >Azerbaijan has ‘handed over’ command of its Air Force operations in Nagorno-Karabakh to Turkey, Armenian Defense Ministry claims

World

Azerbaijan denies having access to American-built F-16 warplanes, refutes Armenian claims of downed jet over Nagorno-Karabakh

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Editor

Senior defense officials in Baku have dismissed as “disinformation” reports, on Monday, that Turkish F-16 fighters are supporting Azerbaijani troops in ongoing battles across the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. … Read More >Azerbaijan denies having access to American-built F-16 warplanes, refutes Armenian claims of downed jet over Nagorno-Karabakh

World

Turkey denies claims that its F-16 warplane shot down Armenian fighter jet, tells Yerevan to stop ‘cheap propaganda games’

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Editor

Armenian claims that a Turkish F-16 warplane attacked and destroyed one of Yerevan’s Su-25 fighter jets are false, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on Tuesday evening. His remarks echoed those from Baku. … Read More >Turkey denies claims that its F-16 warplane shot down Armenian fighter jet, tells Yerevan to stop ‘cheap propaganda games’