Greece and Turkey have had many disputes over the Aegean Sea. These disputes have been going for a long time. many are over the sovereignty and the specific and related rights of that area. To this day they still have disputes and conflicts. It has affected their relation since 1970. Some of the issued that have made this matter hard are the following: the delimitation of territorial waters, national airspace, exclusive economic zones, flight information regions, and military control. These issues have been trying to be resolves since 1998 and that is a long time. they still have not resolved any issued to this day. Recent reports mentioned that two Turkish fighter jets recently entered the Athens flight information Region. This caused a lot of tension between the countries. It is not a good idea to violate these rules. It was not just one violation it was four/ the violated that airspace in the northeastern and southwestern Aegean. But it is a good thing and good news that the Turkish jets did not engage in combat which is good because it would have been a big issue and it would have started long term struggles. This tension has caused problems. But per the National Defense Staff (GEETHA) the Turkish jets were reported as of not flying in formation. They were not armed as well. So in a way, this was a peaceful violation and it did not require or need protection from Greek. This did not cause or lead to many fights. They were able to clearly identify the jets which made it a really good idea. They found out that all the jets were identified and were intercepted according to international law.
Airbus continues its second thoughts on the release of their innovative lighter aircraft, the A350-1000 model. Confirmation of Airbus having second thoughts of releasing the A350 model was said by John Leahy sales chief of airbus industries on opening day of Farnborough Air show.
On June 8th 2016, Z. Jaric released an article on Aerospace Report that talks about how there are APKWS laser guided rockets that are being used on F-16s. APKWS is an acronym from BAE Systems Avionics that means Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System was acquired by the U.S. Air Force. These are being used in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The United States military and Lockheed Martin have successfully landed three F-35As in England following the first transatlantic flight with United States Air Force’s A-variant. This accomplishment comes two years after an engine fire halted the aircraft from appearing at the Farnborough Air Show for its international debut. Arriving a week before the F-35A’s first appearance in the United Kingdom at the Royal International Air Tattoo, or RIAT, the aircraft landed at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the Royal Air Force Fair-ford.
US surveillance near China continues to cause tension between the two countries. In May of this year, China openly expressed the disapproval of US surveillance after two Chinese fighter jets blocked a US military aircraft looking over the South China Sea. Pentagon released a statement concerning “routine” U.S. patrol over the South China Sea, which Beijing demands an end to. This last unsafe intercept took place a week after a U.S. Navy ship sailed near a contested reef and China was forced to ready their fighter jets to ensure Chinese security.
