Interception is a process whereby military aircraft are vectored to approach and identify an unknown aircraft, sometimes followed by escorting the intruder to an airport or to the outer edge of controlled airspace, or (very very rarely) shooting it down.
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What is the lowest-speed bogey a jet fighter can intercept/escort?
Jet fighters are made to cruise at a high subsonic speed, even at a supersonic speed (supercruise?). It means that they can be flown comfortably at relatively high speeds.
Jet fighters are often used to intercept aircraft, whatever the reason…
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When an airliner gets lost, and receives warning shots from interceptors, how should the pilots react in order to save the aircraft?
In 1983 KAL007 was shot down by the Soviets, as it got lost due to navigational errors and entered restricted airspace. The Soviet interceptors reportedly fired warning shots "which were likely not seen by the KAL pilots", and after then they…
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