The U.K. and Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to allow Ankara to become a customer of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, paving the way for a multibillion-dollar order of up to 40 aircraft. Senior defense officials from both governments signed the deal in Istanbul on Wednesday, confirming a Dow Jones Newswires report published Monday.

United States and Canadian fighter jets assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD) recently conducted an exercise over Alaska, near the Russian border.

Bangladesh, in shock after the crash involving its air force, marked Tuesday as a national day of mourning, with the national flag flying at half-staff across the country.

The J-7 was fully decommissioned from the Chinese military by the end of 2023 but several countries still use the export variant.