Unknown source fires laser at US fighter jets landing at NATO Ally base

Authorities warn pointing lasers at aircraft can be very dangerous for those both in the air and on the ground.

Germany and France could use own fighter jets to save defence project, lawmaker says

By Markus Wacket BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A senior German lawmaker on Tuesday urged Germany and France to salvage a 100 ...

Powerful German union calls for Dassault's expulsion from fighter jet programme

By Sabine Siebold and Alexander Hübner BERLIN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Germany's powerful IG Metall union has warned it will stop cooperating on a Franco-German fighter jet programme if France's Dassault ...
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German and Swedish fighter jets track Russian plane over Baltic Sea

German and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept and monitor a Russian surveillance aircraft operating unannounced over the Baltic Sea, military officials have confirmed. Two ...

German aviation tax cut to offer little lift amid jet shortage

But despite fresh political efforts to reduce that burden, the real bottleneck is a global shortage of planes.For Gerald ...
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German, Swedish fighter jets track Russian reconnaissance plane flying over Baltic Sea

BERLIN (AP) — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military ...