Fighter jet intercepts follow a precise global “silent language”—here’s how wing rocks, flares, and breakaways decide every outcome.

Within minutes of takeoff from the Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, they were over the Baltic Sea, first intercepting a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft and then tailing supersonic Russian bombers and their fighter escorts that neared the airspace of multiple NATO countries.

A South Korean fighter pilot has been ordered to pay 88 million won after an official report said his attempt to get mid-air photos caused a 2021 collision. No one was injured, but the incident caused 878 million won in damage.

A South Korean fighter pilot has been ordered to pay 88 million won (US$59,200) in damages over a 2021 mid-air