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Throughout the attack, Muehl kept his arms up in a performative boxing stance and at one point referred to himself as Max Holloway, an Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter, the department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In June, French fighter jets deployed to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission also shot down a drone in Latvia, marking the first time the alliance's rapid-reaction force has downed a stray drone over the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A Romanian jet fighter in May shot down a drone over Estonia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Chatham fighter will be 21 years and 244 days old when the fight takes place.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

She, too, shot down a German fighter plane on the day of Katya’s death, and she was back in the air the next day as well.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

In the years since their fighters swept into Kabul on 15 August 2021, they've grown in confidence and consolidated control despite intermittent attacks by armed opposition groups based abroad, as well as Islamic State fighters.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The 34-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the best MMA fighters of all time, faces Ireland's Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

While the plane would later be accompanied by jet fighters in the air, according to White House aides, the aircraft would have been vulnerable as it took off under such a scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan’s eastern desert and several other bases in the country host U.S. fighters, air defense batteries and other military units used against Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

They fly without radio or navigation aids into weather that the bombers and fighters call “unflyable.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein