Map Shows F-35 Bases and Jet Fighter Carriers Near China
A Newsweek map shows air bases and navy carrier ships acting as permanent stations for F-35 stealth jets operated by the United States and its allies in the Western Pacific. The F-35 fighter aircraft program—adopted by U.S. treaty allies including Australia, Japan and South Korea—forms part of America’s broader strategy to contain China’s military threat […]
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NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Major Long-Range Russian Strikes
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Russian Missile Attacks
By Matthew Robinson is the Newsweek U.S. News Editor based in London, U.K. His focus is U.S. politics and national news. Matthew joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at The Telegraph, The Times and CNN. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford and King’s College London. You can get in touch with […]
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NATO Ally’s Jet Fighter Rivals US F-35 Sales
Turkey’s KAAN fighter aircraft could soon rival the U.S.-made F‑35 stealth jet in arms sales to the Global South by positioning itself as a more accessible alternative. The Turkish offering is generating interest from emerging economies. In late July, Turkey inked its first export deal with Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, for 48 planes, […]
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Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Russian Attack on Ukraine
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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NORAD Fighter Jets Stage Show of Force Near Russian Border
United States and Canadian fighter jets assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) recently conducted an exercise over Alaska, near the Russian border. The drill took place on July 10 near Alaska‘s Little Diomede Island, located in the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Russia‘s Far East. The remote island lies 2.4 miles […]
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NATO Ally Scrambles Fighter Jets as Russia Strikes Near Border
NATO member Poland has scrambled combat aircraft due to the threat posed to its airspace by long-range Russian strikes on Ukraine, it said on Saturday. Poland’s Armed Forces said fighter jets were deployed and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems placed on high alert due to overnight Russian strikes on western Ukraine, which borders […]
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Fighter Jets Intercept Planes Breaching Trump No Fly Zone
Five aircraft breached restricted airspace over New Jersey on Saturday, the U.S. military said, as President Donald Trump spent the weekend in Bedminster. Why It Matters The U.S. military polices the airspace around the president, including over Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort or his Bedminster golf course, when the Republican is in residence. The North American Aerospace […]
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Fighter Jet Airbase in Precision Aerial Attack
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted a warehouse in Russia that stored fighter jets, bombs and other military assets, Ukraine’s General Staff has said. The Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast was struck overnight, and imagery shared on social media showed the fiery aftermath of the attacks. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. […]
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NATO Scrambles Multiple Fighter Jets After Long-Range Russian Strikes
By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City, […]
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