Photographer Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero captured the jaw-dropping moment a seagull smashed through the windshield of an $85 million fighter jet at a Spanish airshow at the San Javier Air

NORAD said the exercise demonstrated its ability to conduct operations to ensure the defense of North America.

French warplane maker Dassault Aviation raised questions over the future of a Franco-German-Spanish fighter jet project on Tuesday in a growing feud with Europe's Airbus over control of the futuristic program that combines traditional warplanes with automated drones.

The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and is now in stable condition, according to Ukraine's Air Force. A special commission has been appointed to investigate the incident.

Western observers believe that North Korea still flies the Shenyang J-5 fighter jet, which is a version of the MiG-15 that first flew in 1956.

The head of French warplane maker Dassault Aviation called for clearer leadership and organisation of the SCAF/FCAS fighter programme and raised the possibility of leaving the Franco-German-Spanish project if an agreement could not be reached.

First inducted in 1963, MiG 21 will be retired after 62 years of service with the indigenously developed Tejas aircraft replacing it in all the current squardrons.

The British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet made an emergency landing at the international airport in June. The aircraft was diverted to Kerala due to adverse weather conditions during a sortie in the Indian Ocean.