Sweden Offers Ukraine Warplanes — If It Is Allowed Into NATO
The offer appeared to be the latest move in an ongoing diplomatic effort to persuade Turkey to drop its objection to Sweden joining the military alliance.
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China Flies Record Number of Military Planes Near Taiwan
Taiwan’s defense ministry criticized the uptick in Chinese military activity, saying Beijing should “stop such destructive unilateral actions.”
U.S. Marines Killed in Air Crash in Australia
An Osprey aircraft with 23 people on board crashed during a joint training exercise near Darwin, in the north of Australia. Several others were seriously injured.
Pentagon Plans to Begin Training Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in U.S.
The decision is a shift from last week, when a U.S. official said the pilots could be trained in the United States if European training programs reached capacity.
Allies to Be Allowed to Send F-16s to Ukraine, U.S. Official Says
The jets can be sent once Ukrainian pilots are trained to operate them.
Ukraine Says It Will Not Receive F-16 Jets From NATO Allies This Year
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said the advanced planes wouldn’t arrive by winter, meaning they won’t play a role in the latest counteroffensive push.
Without F-16s, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is Missing a Key Piece
Most military experts doubt that they would have, and say that Kyiv can still prevail without them.
How NATO Blends Aircraft From 25 Nations
The alliance’s “Air Defender” exercises, the largest in its history, have focused on communications, particularly on synchronizing multiple encryption systems.
NATO Members’ Major Air Exercise Sends Message to Russia
More than 200 planes from 25 countries gathered in Germany for the largest-scale war games in decades, held with an eye on the war in Ukraine.
NATO Begins Large-Scale Air Force Drills
The aircraft exercise, known as Air Defender, comes as fighting escalates on the alliance’s doorstep in Ukraine.