Latest "intercept" stories

CENTCOM: F-15 flies near Iranian airliner over Syria; Iran objects

Iran said it will hold the United States responsible if anything happens to the passenger plane on its way home.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

NORAD intercepts two Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska

While alarming, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters said unsafe intercepts between NATO and Russian aircraft have decreased over the past two years, and are in most cases safe.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

Russian-Chinese air patrol was an attempt to divide allies, says top US Air Force official in Pacific

Is it a conspiracy theory? The head of the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific has suggested that a recent Russian-Chinese air patrol may be an attempt to divide regional partners. The event resulted in warning shots fired by intercepting South Korean jets.

4 years ago

Report: Russian jet buzzes US spy plane over Baltic Sea

Navy officials declined to confirm media reports that the Russian jet flew within 20 feet of a P-8 Poseidon.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Russian jets fly within five feet of Navy plane over Black Sea

It was the second incident of a Russian jet buzzing a U.S. aircraft over the Black Sea in as many months.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile targeting royal palace

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, while the rebels said they targeted the royal palace in the kingdom’s capital.

5 years ago