F-16 fighter jet crashes at US air base in western Germany
An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was ...
US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of State said on Thursday it has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom is ...
F-35: why Washington’s Turkey rethink matters for Cyprus
Donald Trump’s suggestion that he is prepared to reconsider Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet programme has reignited debate across the Eastern Mediterranean, raising questions over Washington’...
Greece questions legality of Turkish F-16 deployment to Cyprus
Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Thursday questioned the legality of Turkey’s decision to deploy six F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, saying that it is “prohibited” for Turkey to ...
Two Greek F-16s take off from Paphos airbase
Two Greek F-16 fighter jets took off from Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos on Wednesday, just before noon, it was made known on Thursday.
The jets, currently deployed to the ...
Number of Turkish fighter jets in Cyprus to rise to six
A total of six Turkish F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Cyprus on Monday, the Turkish Cypriot civil aviation authority’s acting director Askin Meseli said on Sunday.
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Air alert over Cyprus triggers fighter jet scramble
An air security alert was raised on Wednesday morning after information emerged about a suspicious object heading towards Cyprus, prompting precautionary measures at the United States embassy in Nicosia and ...
Still no deal on European fighter jets after ministerial talks, sources say
Defence ministers from Germany, France and Spain have pushed discussions on a troubled European fighter jets project towards government leaders meeting next week after inconclusive talks in Berlin, people briefed ...
Matter of time before Turkey rejoins F-35 jet programme envoy says
The U.S. is in discussions with Turkey regarding Ankara’s rejoining the F-35 fighter jet programme and Washington hopes that talks will yield a breakthrough in the coming months, ...
Pseka calls on US administration not to sell fighters to Turkey
The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (Pseka) has called for the rejection of any effort to reinstate Turkey in the programme for US F35 fighter jets or lift the ...
Russia sends fighter jets as two US bombers, drone approach its border
Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers and a drone which approached Russia’s northern and southern borders on Tuesday, the Russian Defence Ministry reported.
According to the ...
Anyone seen my F-35? US searches for fighter jet after mishap
The US military said on Monday it was still searching for an F-35 fighter jet after a mishap on Sunday near an air base in South Carolina and has asked ...