The British Ministry of Defence has announced the deployment of Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, alongside an air-to-air refueling tanker, north of Scotland after an unidentified plane was spotted in the area. A spokesperson for the ministry stated that the action was taken in response to “unidentified aircraft …
Read More »WATCH Russian fighter jets take off for Belarus
Russia is sending advanced Su-35 fighter planes to neighboring Belarus to participate in scheduled military exercises amid rising tensions with NATO, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense has said. Military chiefs announced the redeployment in a statement on Wednesday, writing, “the crews of the multipurpose Su-35S fighters of the eastern military region… …
Read More »US Navy reveals fate of fighter jet that suffered ‘mishap’ near China
The US Navy is working to recover a plane that fell into the South China Sea – which is claimed by China almost in its entirety – during a war drill this week that left several sailors injured. Three Navy personnel were transported to the Philippines for medical treatment, while …
Read More »Sailors injured after US fighter jet botches landing near China
Seven US Navy personnel were injured after a pilot suffered a “landing mishap” on a US supercarrier and was forced to eject from the aircraft while performing operations in the South China Sea. The US Navy announced on Monday that one of its F-35C Lightning II stealth planes had a …
Read More »Taiwan fighter jets act out war scenario
Taiwan’s air force has held combat-readiness drills that simulated a ‘war scenario,’ amid escalating tensions with mainland China, which sees the island as part of the People’s Republic. Military pilots rushed to their F-16 fighter jets at the sound of an alarm in Taiwan’s southern city of Chiayi on Wednesday, …
Read More »Russian Su-35 edged out by US & French fighter jets
The fear of US sanctions impacted this decision, local media said, citing Indonesia’s Air Force chief. “Regarding the Sukhoi Su-35, with a heavy heart, yes, we have abandoned that plan. We can’t just keep talking about it,” Air Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo told reporters on Wednesday. Benar News quoted Prasetyo as …
Read More »Russia’s neighbor to splash €10bn on F-35 fighter jets in record deal
The US jets are scheduled to replace Finland’s Hornets, which will be gradually decommissioned beginning in 2025. With its decision, the Scandinavian country has joined nations like Norway, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Italy and Poland, which also opted for the American-made combat aircraft. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 was competing with jets …
Read More »Russian MMA fighter ‘AK47’ stabs doctor to death in Covid vaccine row – reports
Several media outlets on the US island territory say that Akmal ‘AK47’ Khozhiev was apprehended last week by police in Guam following the dispute in Tamuning. The 27-year-old faces charges of first-degree felony aggravated murder with a deadly weapon and second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bail has …
Read More »‘If I lose the other one, it’s a different story’: MMA fighter amazed by media coverage after his testicle is removed
Luckless Christian Lohsen confessed his ordeal had been “rough” when he posted a photo on Saturday from a hospital bed, where he needed drastic treatment on the agonizing injury. The 26-year-old’s wife, Meg, admitted she had not “fully comprehended what it would be like to marry a professional athlete” in the …
Read More »Former MMA fighter sentenced for role in US Capitol riot
The 41-month sentence handed down on Wednesday by US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth marks the harshest punishment yet for a participant in the Capitol breach. Fairlamb, 44, was the first January 6 rioter to be sentenced for a violent crime, having pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and …
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