Fighter Jets

A young man broke into an airport in southern Hungary early in the morning and stole a light aircraft. He flew towards a nuclear power plant, prompting the military to scramble fighter jets. The flight ended with an emergency landing in a sunflower field, after which the suspect attempted to hijack a car.

Chinese fighter jets conducted interception training against the Egyptian Air Force's French Rafale jets as part of a joint exercise held for the second year. For Beijing, this is a rare opportunity to test its capabilities against a Western platform. In Cairo, the move signals further rapprochement with the United States' great rival.

World press on Israel: Concerns over potential F-35 sales to Turkey, Ankara's sixth-generation aircraft ambitions, internal opposition within the Khamenei family, and the deepening defense ties between Israel and the UAE.