F-16 fighter jets scramble, deploy flares
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A security scare near Donald Trump’s Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport led to the Air Force to scramble F-16 fighter jets and deploy flares.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said its aircraft intercepted the violating plane and guided it out of the area without incident. According to Reuters, the jets used flares during the intercept and authorities described the situation as resolved with no identified threat.
Fighter jets were scrambled over Palm Beach after a civilian plane breached restricted airspace near President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, officials said.
British F-35s shot down drones over Jordan within the past 24 hours, the UK government said. It marks the first time a Royal Air Force F-35 has destroyed a hostile target during operations. The Middle East has been locked in an air defense frenzy as Iran fires waves of missiles and drones.
Amid daily airstrikes on civilians and widespread condemnation of its war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Myanmar regime’s air force on Thursday held a commissioning ceremony for four fighter jets,