The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria cleared the way for Russian bombers to pass through Iraq on their way to Syria via an airbase in Iran. Col. Chris Garver, the coalition spokesman, told reporters via teleconference from Baghdad that the Russians notified the coalition about their planned movement through Iraqi airspace […]
NATO says it has detected “unusual” activity in European airspace in the past two days. Speaking in Brussels Wednesday, a NATO military spokesman said that four groups of Russian warplanes, including Tu-95 strategic bombers and MiG-31 jets, have been “conducting significant military maneuvers” over the Baltic Sea, North Sea and the Black Sea. He said […]
The U.S. Capitol building, the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress went into evacuation mode briefly on Saturday after a small single engine plane crossed into restricted airspace in Washington D.C. The Capitol entered “AirConRed” at approximately 1:30pm after the pilot of the single-engine Cessna failed to respond to call from air traffic controllers […]