The military alliance routinely scrambles fighter aircraft to intercept Russian warplanes that approach or fly near NATO airspace. NATO says the Russian planes it intercepts often fail to use their transponders and don't communicate with air traffic controllers or file a flight plan. NATO jets are sent up to identify them.

The Trump administration has warned against Peru pulling out of the deal, saying it reflects ‘bad faith’ negotiations.

An F-35A fighter jet made an emergency landing at Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency.

The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.

The government of Peru finalized the sign a contract to purchase 12 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin after several days of uncertainty.

Peru's foreign and defense ministers resigned on Wednesday in protest over the interim president's decision to stall a $3.5 billion deal for the purchase of 24 US F-16 fighter jets.Defense Minister

Air National Guard generals request between 72 and 100 new fighter jets, warning the Air Force faces its worst readiness in its 78-year history.

A Myanmar military aircraft dropped bombs on a hospital operated by the Karen National Union (KNU) near the Thai border in Mae Hong Son province on Sunday, with at least one explosive landing inside Thai territory,