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North Korea threatens to shoot down U.S. aircraft entering its airspace

July 13, 2023 -

In a statement on Monday, July 10, the North Korean Ministry of National Defense warned that they could shoot down U.S. aircraft in response to such provocative actions.

The statement, published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), claimed that the U.S. was conducting illegal surveillance flights and deploying drones over North Korean airspace. Additionally, the statement accused Washington of further escalating tensions by positioning a nuclear ...

Poland alerts NATO, sends more troops to border after accusing Belarus of violating its airspace

August 06, 2023 -

The Belarusian government had earlier informed the Polish Defense Ministry that it was conducting military training exercises. But this did not stop Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak from reacting to the alleged violation of Polish sovereignty by deploying even more troops to the border with Belarus. (Related: Powder keg Europe: Poland moves troops to Belarus border – Russia’s Putin vows to protect Belarusian allies, says Polish want to annex Ukrainian territory.)

Poland ...

China continues to threaten Taiwanese airspace, deploying 10 WARPLANES to cross Taiwan Strait median line

June 16, 2023 -

The deployment came just days after 37 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's air defense zone. China also deployed four warships for "joint combat readiness patrols" in the area.

According to Taiwanese officials, they detected 24 Chinese fighter jets and bombers in the air, but only 10 crossed the median line. The line has long served as an unofficial sea and air border separating Taiwan and mainland China. But Beijing has grown increasingly belligerent in recent months and ...

US fighter jet pilots report encounters with small unidentified objects in Arizona’s air combat training areas

August 14, 2023 - airspace, including significant areas adjacent to Luke AFB and MCAS Yuma. A large swathe of Arizona's border with Mexico sits under these ranges, including the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR).

There are other designated Military Operating Areas (MOA), which can be temporarily closed off for training within the state.

Restricted airspace and MOAs are all included in what the FAA more broadly refers to as Special Use Airspace (SUA).

The ...

Emergency alerts issued on NATO territory following Russian drone attacks

September 20, 2023 -

The warning came as strikes by Russian forces targeted Ukrainian ports across the Danube. Residents without a shelter were told to stay inside their houses and away from windows and exterior walls.

Eight villages in eastern Romania were sent messages on their phones to warn of "the possibility of falling objects from the surrounding airspace." The alerts were sent shortly after midnight local time and advised residents to stay calm and "take shelter in basements ...

Chinese fighter jet flies too close to US recon plane flying over South China Sea

May 31, 2023 - airspace with due regard for the safety of all vessels and aircraft under international law," said the Indo-Pacific Command's public affairs unit in a statement. "We expect all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law."

The incident is considered to be one of the most aggressive confrontations between the militaries of the two superpowers this year and comes amid growing concerns from ...

Secret CIA collusion inside Ukraine EXPOSED in blistering new report

2 months ago - airspace.

NATO was warned and told to knock it off several times before Russia finally took action and invaded Ukraine.

If the Chinese used Canada as a staging ground to harass the United States and run aerial recon missions over U.S. airspace how would we react?

Conservative, libertarian, and independent political figures all chimed in to condemn the CIA’s actions in Eastern Europe:

The New York Times came out with a bombshell article ...

North Korea scrambles fighter jets after U.S. spy plane enters its economic zone

August 23, 2023 -

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the the U.S. spy plane entered as deep as 14 kilometers into the economic zone of North Korea. Washington thought that it was still at international airspace, given that it interprets an economic exclusion zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles beyond a nation's territorial waters.

However, Pyongyang deemed the incident a serious violation of its sovereignty. An unnamed spokesperson of the Korean ...

Suspected Chinese SPY BALLOON recovered off Alaska coast

a month ago - airspace.

The Pentagon assessed that the spy balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program run by the People's Liberation Army, China's armed forces. The balloon fleet, according to U.S. officials, has conducted over two dozen missions over at least five continents in recent years.

Following the episode, China appeared to temporarily suspend the program. It is still unclear whether the program has been restarted, but Taiwan accused Beijing in January of ...

Pentagon deploys air and naval assets in Syria and the Persian Gulf as Russia and Iran threaten US assets in the region

July 25, 2023 - airspace hindered the ability of the MC-12 crew to conduct its surveillance mission. At the time, the MC-12 was conducting surveillance in support of operations against Islamic State cells in Syria.

In recent weeks, there have been multiple instances of Russian fighter jets harassing U.S. military assets, including MQ-9 drones. These encounters have involved Russian jets flying closely to the drones, forcing them to take evasive actions and deploy flares. U.S. and ...

New evidence reveals Chinese spy balloons are also flying over Japan and Taiwan

June 28, 2023 - airspace to protect the "lives and property of people in the territory of Japan."

Meanwhile, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense similarly warned that it is willing to shoot down spy balloons launched by the mainland if they are seen as a threat.

"If these balloons are intimidating or risky to Taiwan, we will shoot them down and destroy them to uphold our security," warned Defense Ministry Joint Operations Planning Director and Maj. Gen. Lin Wen-huang ...

Israel rewards Jordan with year-long extension of WATER AGREEMENT for helping shoot down Iranian drones

7 days ago -

During Iran's April 13 and 14 attack on Israel dubbed Operation True Promise, the Hashemite kingdom shot down Iranian projectiles breaching its airspace. This drew applause from Israel, which promptly recognized its neighbor's efforts.

Because of this, Tel Aviv is set to extend its water agreement with Amman by an additional year. Originally set for three years, the agreement involves the transfer of 100 million cubic meters of water annually from Israel to Jordan....

Report: U.S. and U.K. helped shoot down Iranian drones and missiles launched against Israel

7 days ago - airspace to all incoming, departing and transiting aircraft starting on the night of April 13. Officials in the Jordanian government told Reuters that the move was among precautionary measures put in place in the event of an Iranian strike across its border.

"The relevant authorities took the decision to close the airspace for precautionary reasons as a result of the surrounding security situation," said Jordanian Government Communications Minister Muhannad Al ...

U.S. accused of double standard after shooting down missiles fired at Israel while refusing to help Ukraine in the same way

6 days ago -

The U.S. protected Israel from an attack by Iran last weekend, joining the U.K. and France in helping the Jewish State intercept a barrage of missiles and drones sent there by Iran following an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. However, when asked by a journalist during a daily briefing if the U.S. would offer similar help to Ukraine, he said it would not happen.

He replied: “I knew this question was coming. Look: different conflicts, different airspace, ...

COVER-UP: Licensed operator says his drone was force-grounded upon nearing site of Maui Fire origin, then he was visited by government agents

August 25, 2023 - airspace above Lahaina has currently been dubbed a no-fly zone for the time being.

"But as you can see from the footage that hasn't stopped him from getting images of Lahaina Town," Cain noted. "But it was a different experience at the fires [sic] origin."

When the feds showed up at Phelps' door to have a talk, he pressed them for transparency as to why Lahaina is a no-fly zone, and why the government does not want American citizens to learn the truth about ...

Commercial pilots who flew over Maui “fire” day of incident being CENSORED: Was it a DEW attack?

August 25, 2023 - airspace in and around Lahaina clear well past the time when the "fire" ended. And that same someone, or someones, does not want the general public to access many of the PIREPs that were filed by commercial pilots on August 8.

"This means that the PIREPs and any other ATC communication that took place that day is something that Big Brother doesn't want the world to know," says Citizen Watch Report about the matter.

"I wonder what all the pilots saw and what ...

Ahead of UFO meeting, former defense official says U.S. government has recovered technology that “did not originate on this earth”

July 30, 2023 - airspace and the associated rumor, allegation, that we may have in our possession off-world technology recovered from someone else's space program."

Mellon claims that both the DoD and other former intelligence officials have confirmed that the recovered technology is other-worldly, meaning it is not earth-based.

Contradicting all this are statements made by Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick from the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), who told the Senate ...

Two Chinese balloons spotted flying over Taiwan ahead of the island nation’s presidential election

December 26, 2023 - airspace before

The U.S. is very familiar with Chinese spy balloons, although the Biden administration worked thoroughly to hide the fact that they were used for espionage. The first balloon was reported floating over America on Feb. 2.

The Biden administration let it go wherever the Chinese directed it to go over U.S. domain, as well as over military sites. The Department of Defense eventually shot it down on Feb. 4 after it floated out over the Atlantic Ocean ...

U.S. backs Guyana amid Venezuela’s threat of invasion

December 13, 2023 - airspace.

While experts view Maduro's threats as more rhetoric than imminent action, the specter of invasion unsettles the global community.

Caracas has placed indigenous communities at the forefront of the Essequibo debate, sharing videos allegedly depicting indigenous people supporting the army's cause. However, critics, like Venezuelan local Domingo Fernández, deem this move "irresponsible." He accused Maduro's regime of exploiting communities and displacing ...

Chinese spy balloon program linked to PLA’s hypersonic missiles

December 05, 2023 - airspace out of the legal reach of nations and international regulations.

"The understanding of near-space command needs to be deepened," reads the report. "It is necessary to adjust the hierarchy of command and control powers, selection of command methods, implementation of executive orders and support for command communication."

China is already a world leader in hypersonic missile technology. Its first fully operational hypersonic weapon is the DF-ZF ...