Turkey says it has lost touch with fighter jet near Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military said on Monday that it has lost connection with one of its F-16 fighter jets in Osmaniye, a southern city near the border with Syria. Full story
Number of Japan jets scrambled against China planes doubles
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan scrambled fighter jets against Chinese planes twice as often in the year that ended in March as it did a year earlier, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, amid a territorial dispute over a group of East China Sea islands. Full story
Half-inch crack blamed for F-35 fighter jet grounding: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The engine blade crack that prompted the U.S. military to ground all 51 F-35 fighter jets was over half an inch long, according to three sources familiar with the matter, but it remained unclear if the crack was caused by a manufacturing anomaly or some larger design issue. Full story
Fighter jet crashes in Yemen, killing 11
A Russian S-U fighter aircraft reportedly on a training mission crashes in a residential area of Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 11 people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Yemeni warplane crashes in Sanaa, six dead: sources
SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni fighter jet crashed in the centre of the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, killing at least six people, medical sources said. Full story
Iran says unveils new homemade fighter jet
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran unveiled what it said was a new, domestically built fighter jet on Saturday, local media reported. Full story
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An attack by Syrian fighter jets kills at least 25 in a Damascus mosque, opposition activists say, hours after the deputy foreign minister tells Channel 4 News the government is not targeting civilians. Warning: This report contains some distressing images.
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