8 d. ago Faced with Russian threat, NATO flexes military muscle in North Sea

F-18 fighter jets lined up on the world's largest aircraft carrier, flanked by 20 ships and with some 10,000 military personnel from 13 countries.

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1 week ago Trump Presses Erdogan on Russian Oil in ‘Conclusive’ Meeting

President Donald Trump urged Turkey to curb energy imports from Russia, warning that US sales of stealth fighter jets to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally depend on Ankara’s support for American goals.

Politics

1 week ago Russia not probing into Canadian airspace, federal officials say

Russia has recently sent drones into Polish, Romanian airspace, flown fighter jets through Estonian airspace

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1 week ago NATO warns Russia it will use all means to defend against airspace breaches

BRUSSELS — NATO warned Russia on Tuesday that it would use all means to defend against any further breaches of its airspace after the downing this month of Russian drones over Poland and Estonia’s report of an intrusion by Russian fighter jets last week. The Sept. 10 incident in Poland was the first direct encounter […]

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2 w. ago German, Swedish fighter jets track Russian reconnaissance plane flying over Baltic Sea

BERLIN — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military officials said. Two Swedish Gripen jets and two German Eurofighter jets deployed in international airspace to monitor and photograph the Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft. It […]

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2 w. ago Russian surveillance planes tracked over Baltic Sea, military officials say

German and Swedish fighter jets tracked an unidentified Russian surveillance plane that military officials say was flying over the Baltic Sea on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Estonia says ‘brazen’ Russian fighters violated its airspace for 12 minutes

Italian Air Force F-35 fighter jets, currently deployed as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission, responded to the incident, Estonia's government said.

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2 w. ago Israeli jets launched ballistic missiles from Red Sea during Qatar strike: Official

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israeli fighter jets over the Red Sea launched ballistic missiles to target Hamas leaders in Qatar last week, a U.S. defense official said, in what was a novel method likely designed to overcome the energy-rich country’s air defenses and avoid entering any Mideast nation’s airspace. The Sept. 9 attack, which […]

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2 w. ago U.S. warns Canada of potential negative consequences if it dumps F

The review of Canada's proposed purchase of 88 U.S.-built F-35s is set to be finalized by Sept. 22.

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