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The Americans announced: This is how the Russians downed their "Reaper" VIDEO
U.S. claims "unsafe & unprofessional intercept," Russia says drone moved "provocatively" toward border.
The incident happened on March 14, when there was an encounter with Russian fighter planes "Su-27".
Drama: Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea; the army spoke up
The US Air Force was forced to ground its drone, the US military said.
The military says the drone was conducting a routine operation in international airspace when two Russian jets attempted to intercept it.
The statement also said that an "unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians" almost caused one of the fighter jets and the drone to crash.
Ankara sending out signal for improved relations
Turkey wants to "share the wealth of the Aegean," its defense minister, Hulusi Akar, said at the weekend, while Ankara seeks to maintain a low tone in Greek-Turkish relations and is sending signals of cooperation to Athens. In interviews with CNN Turk TV and the Anadolu Agency, Akar referred positively to the phone conversation he had with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos.
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Türkiye believes grain deal will be extended: Defense minister
Russia and Ukraine both are positive for extending the grain deal once more, and Ankara believes that the process will continue with the second extension, the Turkish defense minister has said.
F-4 co-pilot laid to rest in Tripoli
The funeral was held in the southern town of Tripoli on Thursday of a Hellenic Air Force officer aboard the F-4E Phantom II jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea on Monday. The plane went down during a training exercise, and the body of the co-pilot, Lieutenant Marios Touroutsikas, 29, was discovered shortly after.
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Funeral of F-4 co-pilot held in Tripoli
The funeral of a Hellenic Air Force officer aboard the two-seater F-4E Phantom II fighter jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea on Monday was held at the Peloponnesian city of Tripoli on Thursday.
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Possible absence of Israeli Air Force from annual Greek military exercise
Questions are being raised about the organization of this year's Iniochos 2023 military exercise, as Israel has not yet expressed an interest in participating with aircraft.
Search teams find wreckage of F-4 fighter jet
Search teams on Monday found wreckage of a two-seater F-4 fighter jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea off western Greece.
Search and rescue helicopters from the air force and the navy are continuing their efforts to locate the missing pilots. Some local media earlier reported that the two pilots ejected from the aircraft but authorities could not confirm the information.
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Germany sends "Patriot" Missiles to…Poland
This morning two "Patriot" air defense squadrons began their transfer from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to Poland. Their mission is to protect the NATO partner's airspace in an area about 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
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Five "tank killers" from Cyprus: A powerful helicopter is arriving in Serbia
According to the unofficial information of "Novosti", negotiations are underway for five aircraft that the Cypriot army owns in its air force. The first aircraft could arrive as early as this year. After this delivery, the fleet of flying "tank killers" in the Serbian Army will number a total of nine helicopters.