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How America Protects Its Airspace

The United States air defense network relies on a mix of sensors, rapid response fighter jets, and surface-to-air missiles—creating a nearly impenetrable shield over America’s skies.
Scotland’s largest airports could see a major revamp of their airspace under new flight path proposals. Edinburgh airport, Glasgow airport and the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (Nats) have ...
A Russian MIG-31 fighter jet flying above the Baltic Sea after violating Estonian airspace, triggering provocation from Nato and the EU (Picture: AFP) Two Russian jets have entered Nato airspace in ...
Two Spanish fighter jets were scrambled while on NATO air policing missions after Russian aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace. The Lithuanian armed forces said that at approximately 6:00 p.m. local ...
Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat on Thursday to protest what it said was a brief incursion of two Russian military aircraft into its airspace. The defence ministry said a Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and ...
Two Russian military aircraft have briefly entered Lithuania’s airspace in what appeared to be a new provocation from Moscow as European Union leaders discussed how to strengthen their defences amid ...
Edinburgh and Glasgow airports could see the biggest shake-up of Scotland's airspace since the 1950s under new flight path proposals. A public consultation has opened into the plans, which are ...