Increased military presence in the Caribbean leads to near-collision between commercial jet and Air Force tanker

A JetBlue flight in the Caribbean had to stop its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker. The pilot blamed the tanker for crossing his path.

Trinidad and Tobago approves US military aircraft transit in airports

Dec 15 - Trinidad and Tobago granted approval on Monday for United States military aircraft to transit ‍its ​airports in the coming ‍weeks, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela. Read more at straitstimes.

Military's V-22 Osprey aircraft problems persist, GAO finds

The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircraft that experienced a significant rise in serious accidents in 2023 and 2024, the GAO reported Friday.
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T&T to allow US military aircraft to transit airports

Government has confirmed that it will permit United States military aircraft to transit local airports in the coming weeks, as part of ongoing bilateral security cooperation between the two countries.

Trinidad Gov’t gives green light for US military aircraft to transit local airspace

Trinidad's former Caribbean Community (Caricom) and foreign affairs minister, Dr Amery Browne, has described as 'deceptive' a statement issued by the Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday indicating that it had granted approval for United States military aircraft to transit the local airspace “in the coming weeks”.

Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
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