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A US Navy pilot whose jet was mistakenly shot down by an American warship over the Red Sea told investigators he saw his life flash before his eyes before ejecting from the doomed aircraft.The command investigation into the late December 2024 friendly fire incident, which Business Insider reviewed prior to…
ABOARD A BRITISH VOYAGER AIRCRAFT — With rows of economy seats, overhead baggage bins, television screens, and illuminated seatbelt signs, the cabin of this Royal Air Force tanker looks nearly identical to that of a commercial jetliner.But out the window, NATO fighter jets are flying just a few feet away,…
The Netherlands sold a batch of F-16 fighters to Romania for just over $1, formally giving its fellow NATO ally ownership of the jets that it has been using to train Ukrainian pilots.The sale, which was announced this week, is largely symbolic, echoing an earlier sale of German MiG-29s for…
Poland said on Wednesday that two of its fighter jets intercepted a Russian spy plane in the Baltic Sea, as NATO remains on edge over air incursions that it fears are a way for Moscow to test its responses.The Polish Armed Forces said that the plane, an Ilyushin-20 turboprop-powered reconnaissance…
New radar and missile technology have resulted in a “flattening of the earth” that puts even extremely low-flying aircraft at much higher risk, a Royal Air Force officer said this week.Air Vice-Marshal James Beck, the RAF’s director of capabilities and programs, said that when he was flying the Tornado multirole…
