High-End Exercise Valiant Shield 2018 Features Joint Strike Fighters, 15,000 Personnel
This post has been updated to correct the hull number of the former USS St. Louis. It’s LKA-116, not LKA-117.…
Reports: Russian Fighter Conducts ‘Unprofessional’ Intercept of U.S. Navy P-8A Over Baltic
A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker conducted a safe but unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft…
New Video Shows Russian Fighter Within 5 Feet of U.S. Surveillance Plane
The Navy released additional video footage of a fully armed Russian Su-27 fighter intercepting a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II…
VIDEO: Russian Fighter Buzzes U.S. Navy Surveillance Plane Over Black Sea
The U.S. Navy released footage from a Monday intercept of an EP-3E Aries II surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea.…
Russian Su-27 Fighter Buzzes U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries Over Black Sea
THE PENTAGON — A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II surveillance aircraft was intercepted at close range by a Russian Sukhoi Su-27…
Beijing Accuses U.S. Navy Surveillance Aircraft of Operating Unsafely; Repeats Call for U.S. to Stop Surveillance Flights Near China
Beijing accused a U.S. Navy surveillance plane of acting unsafely during a Sunday intercept by People’s Liberation Army Air Force…
Official: Pair of Chinese Fighters Unsafely Intercept U.S. Navy Aircraft Over South China Sea
Two Chinese fighters unsafely intercepted a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft over the South China Sea this week,…
Pentagon: ‘Improper Airmanship’ by Chinese Fighter Pilot Led to Unsafe Intercept of Air Force Recon Plane
A Tuesday intercept of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane by a Chinese fighter the Pentagon deemed unsafe was likely…
China Contests Pentagon Account of ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of U.S. Navy Surveillance Plane by PLA Fighters
China is denying two of their fighters conducted an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Navy signals intelligence aircraft off the…
U.S. Official: Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin Accused of Passing Secrets to Taiwan in Addition to China
In addition to passing secret information to the People’s Republic of China, a naval flight officer held on espionage charges…