Sources: Xinhua
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Geran-2 drone near Padina, Buzău County, that had entered its airspace for the first time. 2026-07-24
Two pilots are killed in Isfahan, Iran, when their fighter jet crashes. 2022-05-24
A joint operation by the Malian Armed Forces and the French-led Takuba Task Force kills at least 30 jihadists. A Mirage 2000 fighter jet was involved in the operation, bombing a group of militants on motorbikes. 2022-02-8
South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets after four Chinese and fifteen Russian military aircraft entered its air defense identification zone. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says that it was notified in advance by China of a joint military exercise between China and Russia. 2020-12-22
Japan lodges a formal complaint after footage appears on YouTube of a US F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base in Aomori flying at high speed and low altitude through mountains in an apparent breach of regulations. Japanese law prohibits aircraft from descending below 150 feet in non-residential areas. 2018-04-30
A United States F-16C fighter jet crashes during a landing attempt at Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The pilot escapes via ejection and is hospitalised. 2018-04-24
China's People's Liberation Army says the nation's J-10C fighter jets have entered combat service. 2018-04-16
An F-15K fighter jet crashes on a mountainside in Chilgok, South Korea. One pilot is killed and another is missing, presumed dead. 2018-04-5
A Chinese fighter jet Chengdu J-7 crashes in the city of Shantou, Guangdong province, China, sparking a fire that injures at least four people. 2012-12-4
The Royal Air Force tests fighter jets with which it intends to use to shoot down any rogue passenger planes. 2010-07-24