Fighter jets crash in midair during air show at Idaho Air Force base

Two fighter jets collided in midair during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, CBS affiliate KBOI reported. The Mountain Home Air Force Base said in a social media post that it was locked down following an unspecified incident during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show. Responders were on … Read more

Retired Navy fighter pilot who saw UFO urges against racing to conclusions after Pentagon release

The Department of Defense started releasing previously classified documents related to UFOs on Friday. Lt. Cmdr. Alex Dietrich, a retired Navy fighter pilot who has spoken about her own experience encountering a UFO during a training exercise, joins to discuss. Source link

NATO deploys armed fighter jets to intercept Russian military planes flying over Baltic Sea

NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday, a muscular display of air power on the alliance’s eastern flank away from the spotlight on the Middle East. French Rafale fighters were deployed from a Lithuanian air base where they are stationed as part of a decades-long NATO … Read more

Air Force is ‘smallest,’ ‘least ready’ in history, National Guard leaders warn Congress in fighter jet plea

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Leaders of the Air National Guard argued that the Air Force’s readiness was woefully inadequate in a recent letter to Congress requesting more funding. “The United States Air Force is the oldest, the smallest, and the least ready in its 78-year history,” the letter, which was obtained … Read more

What happens when a fighter pilot ejects? Inside the split-second escape after F-15E hit over Iran

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. Air Force crew had only seconds to react after their F-15E Strike Eagle was hit by enemy fire over Iran Friday. Both airmen ejected. The escape from the aircraft — triggered in an instant — set off a high-risk rescue mission deep inside hostile territory, … Read more

Decorated F-16 fighter pilot describes what went into mission to rescue U.S. airmen from Iran

President Trump is hailing the rescue of a downed weapons system officer as one of the most complex missions the U.S. military has ever attempted. Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, a decorated F-16 fighter pilot and combat veteran, joins CBS News to discuss. Source link

The U.S. fighter jet was downed in Iran by a shoulder-fired missile

Deception, sometimes involving coordination with local opposition forces, is a standard tactic for the CIA and the U.S. military in rescue operations for troops or aviators marooned in enemy territory. Airmen are trained to use their beacons sparingly or else risk alerting adversaries about their whereabouts. But the airman was “still invisible to the enemy, … Read more

Watch: Trump details mission to save crew of downed fighter jet in Iran | Special Report

President Trump and other senior officials on Monday shared new information about the rescues of two U.S. airmen whose F-15 fighter jet was shot down last Friday in Iran. Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News’ special report on the president’s news conference. Source link

Trump threatens to jail journalists in hunt to find leaker of Iran fighter jet story

President Donald Trump threatened to jail journalists at the media outlet that first reported a second airman was missing following the shoot-down of an American fighter jet in Iran last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Both the pilot and the “back seater” were recovered … Read more