TAIPEI—Taiwan activated its defense systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s air defense zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing’s latest mass air incursion. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air…
Decoupling From China’s Aircraft Industry
June 8, 2023
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Commentary “Decoupling” is the new buzzword these days when it comes to sanctioning communist China for its bad behavior. The argument behind it is that the West should no longer rely so much upon China’s manufacturing base for essential products and processes but instead work to reduce, even eliminate, China’s place in global supply chains….
Former Intelligence Official Says Congress Being Kept in the Dark About ‘Nonhuman’ Aircraft
An Air Force veteran and former intelligence officer has come forward alleging that classified information about the government’s possession of nonhuman craft is being illegally withheld from Congress. David Grusch, 36, was a decorated combat officer in Afghanistan and is a former intelligence officer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office…
Plane Destroyed After Flying Over DC, Crashing in Rural Virginia, Leaving 4 Dead
June 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain Monday in search of wreckage from a business jet to solve the mystery of why the plane veered off course and slammed into a mountain, killing four people. A day after the plane flew over the nation’s capital, prompting the military to scramble fighter jets, the Federal Aviation Administration…
Virginia Plane Crash Investigators Ask When Pilot Became Unresponsive and Why Aircraft Flew Its Path
June 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON—The pilot of a business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in a remote part of Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, three U.S. officials said Monday, recounting observations by fighter pilots who intercepted the wayward flight. The revelations came as federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain to reach the site where…
China’s Ambition to Acquire VTOL Aircraft
Commentary The Chinese military’s ambition to acquire and build vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) combat aircraft dates back to the early 1970s. After 40 years of espionage and indigenous development, China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) may have a fighter program to fulfill that ambition. In the 1970s, Britain carried out a lengthy public policy debate…
Taiwan Reports Chinese Aircraft Carrier Sailed Through Strait
TAIPEI—The Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday accompanied by two other ships, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions over the island Beijing claims as its own territory. The ministry said the Shandong, commissioned in 2019, had sailed in a northerly direction around midday through the…
3 Dead After Fighter Jet Crashes Into House in Northern India
NEW DELHI—Three people died when an Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed through the roof of a house in a village in the northern border state of Rajasthan on Monday, the air force said on Monday. The single-seater MiG-21 crashed after the pilot experienced an onboard emergency and ejected, the Indian Air Force said in…
Belarus Leader Confirms February Attack on Russian Military Aircraft by Partisans
An alleged drone attack that reportedly damaged a Russian A-50 surveillance military aircraft at an airfield near the Belarus capital of Minsk on Feb. 26 was carried out by Belarusian anti-government activists, officials confirmed. “The security service of Ukraine, the leadership of the CIA, behind closed doors, are carrying out an operation against the Republic of Belarus,”…
4 Dead After 2 Planes Collide Over Central Florida Lake: Officials
Four people have died after two aircraft collided over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, Florida, on March 7, law enforcement officials said. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Polk County Chief of Staff Steve Lester said police received a phone call about two planes that were involved in an “in-air collision” over the lake at around 2:04…
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