49 h. ago Chinese jets make ‘attack run’ on Royal Navy warship sailing past Taiwan in WW3 scare

A UK warship was the target of a "constructive kill" maneuver by Chinese fighter jets as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait, according to a report.

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3 d. ago China carries out 'fake missile launch' on Royal Navy frigate: Fighter jets 'carried out 'constructive kill' in Taiwan Strait'

The provocative manoeuvres saw Chinese aircraft perform so-called 'constructive kills' against HMS Richmond, part of the UK's carrier strike group, according to the Times.

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3 d. ago China carries out ‘constructive kill’ manoeuvres on Royal Navy ships in South China Sea

Chinese fighter jets reportedly targeted the frigate HMS Richmond as it was sailing through the Taiwan Strait this month, but stopped short of taking any action

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3 d. ago China carries out ‘constructive kills’ on Royal Navy ships in South China Sea

Chinese fighter jets reportedly targeted Frigate HMS Richmond as it was sailing through the Taiwan Strait this month but stopped short of taking any action

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4 d. ago Russia’s provocations are menacing Nato. The cold war shows how it needs to respond | Sergey Radchenko

Despite the cost of shooting down fighter jets and drones, small skirmishes remind both sides of the dangers of escalationEarlier this month, a swarm of Russian drones violated Poland’s borders. Some were shot down. A few days later, another Russian drone overflew Romania en route to Ukraine. The Romanian air defence let it get away. Then, on 19 September, three Russian MiG-31 fighters intruded into Estonia’s airspace. Italian F-35s – in the area on a Nato mission – intercepted the Russians and saw them off.Although this is hardly the first time Russia has violated Nato’s airspace, the extent and the brazen nature of these latest provocations make them stand out. Incursions will end only when the intruders are shot down. Fortunately, shooting down an occasional Russian fighter jet, never mind drones, is very unlikely to lead to a broader escalation. It may even help cool down tensions by reinforcing the red lines.Sergey Radchenko is Wilson E Schmidt distinguished professor at the He...

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7 d. ago Putin tests West as FIVE Russian fighters come perilously close to Nato airspace – after warning shooting them means WW3

FIVE Russian fighter jets were caught flying perilously close to Nato airspace after Moscow warned shooting them would lead to all-out war. The Nato Allied Air Command said it intercepted three MiG-31s, one Su-30 and one Su-35 fighter jets flying in a formation off the coast of Latvia. Two Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled...

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7 d. ago Mystery drones, brazen warplanes & secret sabotage how Putin’s hybrid war will push Nato to breaking point

RUSSIANS are escalating a dangerous hybrid war against Nato with tricks from Vladimir Putin's classic playbook in a bid to sow chaos in Europe. In the last two weeks, Europe has witnessed fighter jet face-offs, mysterious large drone sightings and coordinated sabotage operations that crippled operations at major airports. All these attacks bore hallmarks of...

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7 d. ago Russian jets near US airspace amid soaring tensions post Trump's 'shoot down' order

Russian fighter jets have flown near US airspace for the ninth time this year, just days after President Donald Trump said he would not hesitate to shoot down Russian aircraft that enter international territory

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7 d. ago Fighter jets purchase would put UK in breach of nuclear treaty, says CND

Legal opinion for campaign group says deal amounts to reversal of UK’s commitment to nuclear disarmamentBritain will violate its nuclear disarmament obligations if Labour presses ahead with the £1bn purchase of 12 F-35A fighter jets, according to a specialist legal opinion prepared on behalf of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).Two international lawyers argue that the government’s plan to reintroduce air-launched nuclear weapons for the RAF will break a key provision of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) signed by the UK and 190 other countries. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Nato airspace incursions: Russia is testing European and US will. It won’t stop here | Editorial

The escalation in recent days is raising alarm. It forms part of Moscow’s broader pattern of probing and provocationThe sheer volume of headlines tells its own tale. Russian drones over Poland and Romania. Russian fighter jets in Estonian airspace. Russian aircraft buzzing a German naval frigate in the Baltic Sea. Unidentified drones over Copenhagen and Oslo airports. Most recently, in the early hours of Thursday, further drones appearing at other Danish airports.In just over a fortnight, European states have reported a striking spate of incursions into their airspace. Russia has repeatedly denied responsibility and questions remain over individual events: so far, Denmark has said only that a “professional actor” was at work in the airport incidents and that it can’t rule out Russia. But overall, there is a pattern which fits clearly into Moscow’s longer record of provocations and often implausible deniability – and which amounts to a notable escalation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US & Canada scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian nuclear bombers off Alaska coast

THE US and Canada have scrambled fighters jets to intercept four Russian military planes off the Alaskan coast. It comes amid growing concerns over the Kremlin's incursion into Nato airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it tracked two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s buzzing over the Alaskan coast.

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8 d. ago US fighter jets scrambled to intercept Putin's warplanes near Alaska amid NATO tensions

Russian warplanes have been detected flying close to Alaska, forcing the US to dispatch a number of fighter jets - it follows a spate of intrusions into NATO airspace

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8 d. ago Fighter jets waving at Nato and Alaska incursions: Every time Russia has tested the airspace of Ukraine’s allies

Several countries in the alliance have reported incursions by drones into their airspace in recent weeks

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8 d. ago Royal Navy scrambles warship after Russian frigate and cargo ship spotted in UK waters

Teams aboard HMS Iron Duke and a Wildcat helicopter tracked the heavily-armed warship RFN Neustrashimy as it escorted cargo ship Sparta IV through the North Sea and the English Channel .

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9 d. ago Trump declares Ukraine can retake all territory from Putin in dramatic reversal after Russian fighter jet incursion

President Donald Trump has made a major reversal on the Russia war, claiming on Tuesday that Ukraine is positioned to retake all of its lost territory and more.

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9 d. ago Trump says Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace – US politics live

US president’s comments come after series of drone incursions by Russian fighter jets; Trump also scolds European countries over migration Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’Fact-check: Trump’s false and misleading claims during his UN addressWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian fighter jets crossing into Nato air space should be shot down, says Trump

US president also warns that immigration and green energy policies will be ‘the death of western Europe’

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1 week ago Trump says Ukraine in position to win back all of its territory

US president also said Russian fighter jets crossing into Nato air space should be shot down

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1 week ago Dassault says it can build fighter jet alone if European project collapses

Comments by French defence company CEO are latest sign of rift over joint development programme with Germany

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1 week ago We will confront Russian planes in Nato airspace, UK foreign secretary says, and warns Putin risks armed clash – Europe live

Yvette Cooper says Russia is undermining territorial integrity of sovereign nations with fighter jet incursions into European territoryin BerlinThe absence of Friedrich Merz this week from the UN general assembly at which recognising Palestine as a state is the central focus might not be headline news but both in Germany and beyond it is very much being commented on. Continue reading...

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