Among these elements, including the numerous missiles modern United States Air Force fighter jets can carry, are flares. Sometimes, even the best military pilots end up in a bad spot and need to ...

“We will carry out our warning and surveillance operations as we pay close attention to their military activities,” he said. Kihara said the use of flares was a legitimate response to airspace ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the incident where a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of an Australian military plane was "unsafe".

These flares perform as decoys for heat-seeking ... Moreover, the skin of many military helicopters is made of highly flammable magnesium alloys. Many surveillance and anti-submarine helicopters ...