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Illustrative - Royal Air Force Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft that were scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft over England June 29, 2019. (Courtesy - Royal Air Force)
June 27, 2019, 6:32 pm
UK scrambles fighter jets after Air India ‘bomb threat’
Flight from Mumbai to Newark escorted to London’s Stansted Airport where all 327 passengers were evacuated after landing; police investigating
By AFP
Israeli fighter jets performing an aerial show at a graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, December 26, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
January 17, 2019, 12:55 pm
In first, IAF to fly in British air exercise Cobra Warrior
Israeli pilots to fly alongside Royal Air Force counterparts in the aerial drill in September, as cooperation between the two militaries becomes more public
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's newest three F-35 stealth fighter jets on their way to Israel in April 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 5, 2018, 11:39 pm
UK F-35 secrets said leaked after Tinder account hacked
Royal Air Force says ‘fortunately little information disclosed’ to unnamed third party seeking info on stealth jets; Israel has at least a dozen of them
By TOI staff
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leaves his home in London on July 15, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS)
July 18, 2016, 1:02 am
British FM makes emergency landing en route to Brussels
Technical fault forces plane to land in Luton as Boris Johnson’s up and down week continues
By AFP
An Israeli Air Force "Ethan" drone (Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)
February 17, 2016, 5:31 pm
US, UK didn’t crack Israeli drone encryption, officials say
Sources tell Channel 2 some of the released info was already out in the open, deny coded systems were breached
By TOI staff
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford salute during an honor guard ceremony at the IDF's headquarters in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
January 29, 2016, 12:34 pm
Israel ‘disappointed, not surprised’ by massive US, UK spying exposé
British and American intelligence cracked encryption to access air force video for years, keeping tabs on air strikes, watching for possible Iran hit
By TOI staff
An Israeli 'Ethan' drone, in the service of the Israeli Air Force (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 29, 2016, 10:21 am
In huge Israeli intel breach, US, UK have spied on air force for 18 years
By hacking encrypted transmissions of Israeli planes and drones, NSA and GCHQ intelligence services ‘monitor IDF operations in Gaza, watch for potential strike on Iran’
By TOI staff
A pilot on a British Typhoon warplane on the ground after landing at the RAF Akrotiri, a British air base near the coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Pavlos Vrionides)
December 6, 2015, 12:49 am
UK carries out new strike against Islamic State oilfields
Fight against jihadists will not be ‘either short or simple,’ says Britain’s defense minister Michael Fallon
By AP
File: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn addressing the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, England, on September 15, 2015. (Mary Turner/Getty Images/via JTA)
November 27, 2015, 3:37 am
UK’s Labour leader rejects Cameron’s appeal for anti-IS airstrikes
Citing Iraq, Afghanistan, opposition head Jeremy Corbyn warns military strikes could have ‘unintended consequences’
By Agencies and TOI staff
Nazi officers at the Stalag Luft III POW camp, the scene of the 'Great Escape' mass breakout (YouTube screenshot)
August 28, 2015, 9:12 am
Australian survivor of WWII ‘Great Escape’ dies at 101
Paul Royle, ex-Royal Air Force pilot, ‘disliked intensely’ the Hollywood film on the escape; only one survivor of mass breakout still living
By Rod McGuirk
A handout picture received from Britain's Ministry of Defense on September 30, 2014 shows a screen shot of a strike on an Islamic State armed pick-up truck, using a Brimstone missile, in an undisclosed location in Iraq during an armed mission in support of Op Shader. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/CROWN)
October 1, 2014, 4:30 am
Britain carries out first airstrikes against IS in Iraq
RAF jets support Kurdish forces in attacks on artillery post and armored vehicle
By AFP
A Syrian man looks at a damaged car under rubble, following a reported US-led coalition airstrike against the headquarters of al-Nusra Front, 20 km west of the northern city of Aleppo on September 25, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/SAMI ALI)
September 28, 2014, 12:53 am
Extremist rebels vow retaliation against US-led coalition
As Western, Arab countries broaden their campaign against the Islamic State, Al-Nusra Front decries ‘war against Islam’
By AFP and TOI staff
Illustrative: A CH-47 Chinook helicopter drops off troops, vehicles and additional supplies, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. (Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0/US. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty)
December 8, 2013, 7:03 pm
RAF helicopter forced to land near Israeli minefield
British aircraft experiences engine failure, comes down next to West Bank city of Jericho; no injuries reported
By Adiv Sterman
A Navy officer checking an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile for proper mounting on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, prior to flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in 2007. (photo credit: Seaman Josue Leopoldo Escobosa/ US Navy/Department of Defense).
August 27, 2013, 4:45 pm
US forces ready to act on Syria, defense chief says
NBC News reports strike may come as early as Thursday; UK’s Parliament recalled for vote on possible military response to alleged Syrian chemical attack
By AP and Michal Shmulovich
An illustrative photo of a plane preparing to land. (photo credit: Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash 90)
From the WebMay 25, 2013, 11:55 am
Two questioned after UK plane alert
BBC: Aircraft traveling from Pakistan to Manchester diverted with help of RAF jets after suspects were said to have made threatening remarks
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