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Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports

Russian unmanned aerial vehicles breached Polish airspace on Wednesday, prompting Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports to temporarily close as Polish forces engaged and reported shooting down several drones. The incursions drew international condemnations and an ambiguous initial response from the US administration.

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Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports Russian unmanned aerial vehicles breached Polish airspace on Wednesday, prompting Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports to temporarily close as Polish forces engaged and reported shooting down several drones. The incursions drew international condemnations and an ambiguous initial response from the US administration.

2025-09-10T06:44:59.490760-07:00

Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports

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WWII Allied "Ace" Pilots: the US, UK, French and Soviet fliers who became legends AeroTime revisits the Allied fighter 'aces' of World War II — American, British, French and Soviet pilots whose combat records and tactics helped define air warfare. The feature profiles leading aces, the aircraft they flew, published victory tallies and the impact their exploits had on wartime doctrine and aviation memory.

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WWII Allied "Ace" Pilots: the US, UK, French and Soviet fliers who became legends

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Houthi drone strikes Ramon (Eilat) International Airport arrivals hall, halting operations A Houthi-launched drone from Yemen struck the arrivals hall at Ramon (Eilat) International Airport, temporarily suspending operations and closing airspace while flights were halted; the strike lightly injured one person and follows earlier Houthi attacks and Israeli responses that have escalated threats to airports.

2025-09-07T05:30:49.478558-07:00

Houthi drone strikes Ramon (Eilat) International Airport arrivals hall, halting operations

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UK arrests about 300 after Palestine Action's RAF base incursion and aircraft damage British police arrested about 300 people after Palestine Action protesters breached an RAF base and damaged military aircraft. The group was proscribed under anti‑terrorism legislation in July following the incursion, triggering a series of nationwide enforcement actions and mass detentions at related demonstrations.

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UK arrests about 300 after Palestine Action's RAF base incursion and aircraft damage

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Ukraine unveils first full-length image of transferred Dassault Mirage 2000‑5F President Zelensky revealed the Ukrainian Air Force’s first full-length image of a France-donated Dassault Mirage 2000‑5F on Aviation Day, confirming Kyiv has begun fielding the transferred fighters. The jets have been integrated into Ukrainian operations since early February but were kept largely under wraps until now.

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Ukraine unveils first full-length image of transferred Dassault Mirage 2000‑5F

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USAF to Train Pilots in Italy on Leonardo T-346A Under Historic IFTS Agreement

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India and China to Resume Direct Flights After Five Years India and China have agreed to restart direct passenger flights after more than five years, a cautious step toward rebuilding people-to-people ties. The move ends a prolonged suspension in bilateral connectivity and will force carriers to reassess India–China network plans.

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India and China to Resume Direct Flights After Five Years

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Nigerian Air Force says strikes killed 35+ militants near Cameroon border and freed 76 kidnapped people in Katsina Nigeria's air force said it killed more than 35 jihadists in Aug. 23 strikes near the Cameroon border after an attempted attack on ground troops. It said a separate precision strike on a Katsina State bandit stronghold freed 76 kidnapped people, though one child was killed during the operation.

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Nigerian Air Force says strikes killed 35+ militants near Cameroon border and freed 76 kidnapped people in Katsina

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