November 04, 2023 Military Aviation News
11/04/2023
A Canadian military helicopter operating in the South China Sea had a close encounter of the unfriendly kind with Chinese fighter jets, the Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed. The CH-148 Cyclone, which is attached to HMCS Ottawa, was buzzed by two People's Liberation Army Air Force J-11s on Sunday.
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11/04/2023
The US has confirmed for the first time that it has been flying unarmed surveillance drones over Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder said the drones were operating in "support of hostage recovery efforts". "These UAV flights began after the Oct 7 attack by Hamas on Israel," he said in a brief statement. The acknowledgement comes after reporters spotted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on flight-tracking websites.
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11/04/2023
The US has significantly strengthened its military posture in the Middle East amid concerns about the war between Israel and Hamas triggering a wider regional conflict. It has moved roughly 1,200 US service members to the region, alongside thousands of others aboard Navy carrier strike groups and a Marine Expeditionary Unit roughly 2,000 people strong.
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11/04/2023
France has moved closer to securing two new Rafale fighter jet orders by opening talks with India and Saudi Arabia, which could potentially see Dassault manufacture an additional 80 aircraft. But as lucrative as those prospects are, fresh uncertainty concerning the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/SCAF next generation fighter project — featuring France, Germany and Spain — threatens to overshadow them.
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11/04/2023
The Israel Defense Forces said that it used F-35I Adir fighter jets to shoot down a cruise missile this week, the first known cruise missile intercept by the American-made stealth fighter.
“In recent days, a cruise missile launched from the southeast toward Israeli airspace was detected by the IAF’s control and detection systems. After tracking the cruise missile’s trajectory, Adir fighter jets were scrambled and successfully intercepted the missile,” the IDF said today, while releasing video o
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