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Before it crashed, the F-16 shot down several cruise missiles during Russia's massive attack against Ukraine on Monday.

Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

A specialized US Air Force electronic warfare unit has upgraded the F-16 fighter jets Denmark and the Netherlands delivered to Ukraine, enhancing the aircraft’s survivability against evolving Russian electronic warfare. The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron stepped into uncharted territory as it accepted the upgrade request involving unfamiliar electronic warfare...

USAF Upgrades Ukrainian F-16s Against Russian Electronic Warfare

The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 186 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Romania. Along with the AMRAAMS, Bucharest also requested four AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance sections and related items, including AIM-120 Captive Air Training Missiles, missile containers, propulsion sections, control sections, telemetry kits, and warhead spares.

US Approves $592 Million Sale of AMRAAM Missiles to Romania

Business Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly formulating a response to the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region, according to statements made by Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov. The incursion, which represents the most significant breach of Russian territory by a foreign power since World War II, has placed Putin in a challenging position as his forces struggle to respond effectively.

Putin Plans Retaliation as Russia Struggles to Counter Ukraine's Bold Kursk Offensive

A spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry said the strike was likely carried out using a HIMARS rocket system.

Video appears to show Ukrainian strike on key Russian bridge, which Moscow says was likely carried out using US-made HIMARS rockets

BERLIN (Reuters) - The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen remained at high alert on Friday, a spokesperson said, after the security level was raised overnight "based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat". "We are still at Charlie," a spokesperson for the base told Reuters, referring...

NATO Base in Germany on High Alert Over Potential Threat

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NATO jets and U.S. Coast Guard monitor Russian military near western borders to ensure safety and manage geopolitical tensions.

NATO responds to Russian military activity with air and sea operations

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A top Ukrainian fighter pilot has died following the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet Monday, authorities announced.

Top Ukrainian military pilot dies after U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet crashes

The Hill

Ukraine’s military targeted Russian air bases Tuesday night with a barrage of missiles and drones, part of a continued push into Kremlin territory that began last week. Kyiv’s attacks, which hit Russia’s Kursk region, were praised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “precise, timely and effective.”

Ukraine hits Russian air bases with drone and missile attacks

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Ukraine presses on with offensive, hits Russian airbase

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Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

The Taiwanese military said its US-supplied anti-tank weapons had a low success rate during a recent exercise, prompting a re-evaluation of their combat use. Seventeen BGM-71 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) 2A missiles were fired as part of the Sky Horse military drills earlier this week, but only seven of them successfully hit their targets.

Taiwan Reports Low Accuracy of US-Supplied Anti-Tank Weapons

China is the “biggest disruptor” of peace in Southeast Asia, the Philippine defense chief said Tuesday, as tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea escalate. Gilberto Teodoro made the remarks at a conference of the US Indo-Pacific Command after repeated...

Philippines Says China ‘Biggest Disruptor’ of Peace in Southeast Asia

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died.  The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, a military statement posted on Facebook said. Four of those Russian missiles were shot down by F-16s, the statement said.  The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where they arrived at the end of last month. At least six of the warplanes are believed to have been delivered.  The Defense Ministry has opened an investigation into the crash.

Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed

Russia is cautious with its aircraft, such as advanced Su-57s. Experts say Ukraine's success is a factor, but Russia also has future conflicts in mind.

With a NATO war and Ukraine's knack for shooting down planes in mind, Russia is holding back its airpower and most advanced jets

WASHINGTON — Serbia today officially signed a contract to purchase 12 Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jets, ending a two-year long procurement effort for the French-made aircraft. The deal was signed during today’s meeting in Belgrade between President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia. Also present...

Serbia, France ink deal for 12 Rafale fighters

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials called one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.

Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital

Arizona State

The US Air Force – Air Combat Command has received its first EA-37B Compass Call wide-area airborne electromagnetic attack system at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. The aircraft was developed in partnership with L3Harris and BAE systems to modernize the command’s electronic warfare capabilities for international contingency missions. Up...

First US Air Combat EA-37B Command Compass Call Aircraft Arrives in Arizona

Ukrainian troops dramatically downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as Kyiv claimed Western-supplied F-16s were used to destroy Putin’s missiles. The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed “Frogfoot” by Nato, was downed over Kramatorsk, Donetsk, as it fired on Ukrainian troops on Wednesday. In footage released by Ukraine’s...

Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv’s forces down warplane as Western-supplied F-16 jets destroy Putin’s missiles

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Lockheed Rolls Out Poland’s First F-35 Fighter Jet

Lockheed Martin recently rolled out the first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet for the Polish Air Force. An unveiling ceremony was held at a company facility...

Lockheed Rolls Out Poland’s First F-35 Fighter Jet

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