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Footage released by the US Air Force, shot on 14 March 2023, shows two Russian Su-27 aircraft flying close to a US MQ-9 unmanned aircraft over the Black Sea. The US Air Force has said the Russian jets conducted "an unsafe and unprofessional intercept", dumping fuel on the aircraft and striking its propeller, forcing Washington to bring down the MQ-9 Reaper drone in international waters. Moscow denied its aircraft had damaged the unmanned drone and said on Wednesday that it would try to retrieve the wreckage and also warned that it would react "proportionately" to any future US "provocations" as tensions. IMAGES
A new next-generation Sukhoi stealth jet fighter dubbed "The Checkmate" is unveiled at the MAKS biennial airshow outside of Moscow. Manufacturer Rostec describes the aircraft as a light single-engine fighter jet that incorporates "innovative solutions" including artificial intelligence. IMAGES
Europe unveils its next-generation combat jet at the opening of the Paris Air Show in front of defence ministers as well as French president Emmanuel Macron. The new jet is part of a broader push to unify Europe's military might and reduce its reliance on US equipment, and the project will also include drones and cruise missiles. IMAGES
The Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt over the weekend, killing everyone on board, disintegrated mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday. However, he stressed that it is still too early to draw conclusions from this.