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Russia's fighter pilots are 'no longer so impudent' after Ukraine's kill streak, says air force
Russia's warplanes are now constrained due to the increased threat posed by Ukraine's air defenses.
Rebecca Rommen
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Poonch Terrorist Attack: One Indian Air Force soldier dies, five injured; Patrolling intensifies across J&K
An Indian Air Force soldier succumbed to injuries sustained in a terrorist attack in the Poonch sec…
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The death of an F-16 pilot running missile defense shows how dangerous even the lower-risk missions are in Ukraine
Ukraine used its new F-16s in combat for the first time last week to shoot down Russian missiles du…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine isn't flying the most dangerous missions with its F-16s because the pilots are still new to the fighter, US general says
Ukraine's F-16s flew in combat for the first time at the end of August when they helped repel a Rus…
Jake Epstein
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The old F-16s the West is giving Ukraine can't outmatch Russia's best jets, former US general says
The F-16s Ukraine's allies are giving it are older models, meaning they'll struggle against Russia'…
Sinéad Baker
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Ukraine lost an F-16 after one of the fighter jets crashed and killed a top pilot: reports
The crash took place during Russia's massive missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Monday, ac…
Jake Epstein
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Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to sur…
Michael Peck
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Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.
An easyJet copilot fainted mid-flight, highlighting how airlines handle medical emergencies with tr…
Mikhaila Friel
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A Boeing 787 full of passengers was stranded in Canada's far north after a burning smell forced an emergency landing
Air France rerouted a Boeing 777 from Montreal in order to rescue the passengers left in Nunavut af…
Pete Syme
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Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after Boeing 737 engine fails midair
An Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 was forced to turn around after one of its engines failed mi…
Erin Snodgrass
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US senator calls on retired F-16 pilots to come 'fight for freedom' in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Ukraine is looking in NATO countries for retired pilots who…
Jake Epstein
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IAF's C-17 aircraft executes precision airdrop in Arabian Sea, helps Navy seize hijacked vessel
A C-17 tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) executed a precision airdrop of tw…
PTI
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US Air Force announces retention bonuses of up to $600,000 in desperate bid to fix pilot shortage
The USAF said in September that it had missed its annual target of around 1,500 new pilots for the …
Rebecca Rommen
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The US Air Force is teaching AI to navigate aircraft in case GPS gets taken out in a future fight
In future combat where GPS navigation options can be jammed or eliminated, AI could help aircraft f…
Chris Panella
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A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden may be training Taiwanese forces to defeat a possible Chinese invasion, experts say
Navy SEAL Team 6 may be training Taiwanese forces for reconnaissance and missions to repel a Chines…
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine faces rising questions over whether the F-16 and pilot it lost were shot down by friendly fire from a Patriot missile battery
A Ukrainian MP and several reports say initial findings suggest the F-16's crash may have involved …
Matthew Loh
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Air India flight from Dhaka with 205 passengers lands in Delhi
An Air India flight from Dhaka landed in Delhi with 199 passengers and six infants, amid political …
ANI
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NATO must learn lessons from Ukraine to keep its air superiority, US general says
NATO needs to learn lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine to avoid the "terrible" cost of a stale…
Thibault Spirlet
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A stolen helicopter crashed into a hotel in Australia, killing the pilot and somehow only minorly injuring 2 other people
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Cairns, Australia after th…
Pete Syme
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iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian forces, said a US defense official
The US and Ukraine are collaborating to integrate Western technology with Ukraine's dated Soviet we…