Chinese fighter jets have been popping flares or releasing chaff near foreign aircraft. Most recently, a Chinese J-16 let off flares close to an Australian P-8A to warn it off. This tactic has been ...

A civilian aircraft flew into restricted airspace over President Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey retreat on Sunday, prompting an immediate response from U.S. military jets. The incident, which occurred ...

North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian aircraft violating temporary flight restrictions over Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday, marking the fifth unauthorized ...

The Department of Defence said it has "expressed its concerns" with its Chinese counterparts following an interaction between a People's Liberation Army–Air Force (PLA-AF) aircraft and a Royal ...

Australian officials lodged a complaint after a Chinese military aircraft released flares near an Australian surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Sunday. An Australian air force P-8A ...

In commercial aviation, landings are designed to be gentle, with the idea that travelers will avoid planes with rough landings—but military aircraft place far less emphasis on comfort.

Chinese fighter jets have repeatedly been accused of engaging in unsafe intercepts of US and allied aircraft by flying too close and recklessly popping off flares and chaff in their flight paths.