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Four Russian military aircraft conducted low passes against a U.S. destroyer in the Black Sea last week, the first such military provocation since the new Trump administration took office. The incident took place Feb. 10 and involved the USS Porter, a guided missile destroyer, fending off low flights by what the commander of the ship regarded as potentially dangerous flybys.

Here is video on the mid-air collision of two Russian Jets during a training exercise in preparation for the Moscow Air Show. One pilot was killed and the other survived by ejecting and parachuting to safety. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash. "Two Russian air force jets in an air show training rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers have collided in Sosny, east of Moscow, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter jet crashing into nearby homes. The Su-27 fighter jets were part of the elite Russian Knights flying group preparing to perform at the MAKS-2009 air...

PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez confirmed today that Venezuela will buy Russian fighter jets during a planned visit to Moscow, and warned that Caracas could sell its US-made F-16s to Iran. "We will soon be in Moscow because we will buy Russian fighter jets to defend these skies and land," Mr Chavez said in a speech on state-owned television. Mr Chavez hailed the Russian Sukhoi fighters as "the best in the world, 100 times better than the F-16s". The leftist leader did not say when he planned to travel to Russia, but Venezuela's ambassador to Moscow has said the trip could take...