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Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, part of what is a regular…
Britain escorts Russian bombers for second day running
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain intercepted and escorted two Russian bomber aircraft that were approaching Britain's area of interest on Thursday, the Royal Air Force (RAF) said in a statement - the…
Britain scrambles jets after detecting unidentfied aircraft
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain scrambled fighter jets on Wednesday after detecting unidentified aircraft approaching its airspace, the defence ministry said. "Quick reaction alert Typhoon fighters from RAF Lossiemouth, supported by…
Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. spy plane over Black Sea – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia scrambled a fighter jet on Friday to escort a U.S. military reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea, the TASS news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as…
Taiwan scrambles to see off Chinese air force as Xi meets top brass
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Sunday to warn away 27 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest…
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese air force enters air defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday to warn off eight Chinese aircraft including fighter jets that entered its air defence zone, its defence ministry said, at a time…
Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. military plane – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet has been scrambled to escort a U.S. B-1B strategic bomber over the Sea of Japan, TASS news agency reported on Sunday citing…
Taiwan jets scramble again as China air force enters air defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled again on Thursday to warn off 19 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan's defence ministry said, the latest uptick in…
Fighter jets sent to escort Russian strategic bombers over Baltic Sea -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy and other nations scrambled fighter jets to escort two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers as they flew…
