Monday, June 5, 2023

Sonic Boom Over DC As NORAD Scrambles F-16s To Intercept "Unresponsive" Private Jet That Crashed

"NORAD scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to intercept an unresponsive private jet that
breached highly restricted airspace in Washington, DC. The private jet crashed shortly afterward in mountainous terrain in Northern Virginia.
NORAD's fighter jets "were authorized to travel at supersonic speeds and a sonic boom may have been heard by residents of the region," according to the statement. The pilot was unresponsive and the Cessna subsequently crashed near the George Washington National Forest, Virginia." ZH

Ukraine’s Air Force launches 15 strikes on Russian invaders

"Ukraine’s Air Force launched 15 strikes on enemy personnel clusters over the past day. The
enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles and Shahed
Iranian-made combat drones. The forces and means of the air commands, in cooperation with the air defense units of other components of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed four out of six Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and six out of eight Shahed UAVs." Ukrin