A Romanian Air Force F- 16s military fighter jet, left, and a Portuguese Air Force F- 16s military fighter jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission operate over the Baltic Sea, Lithuanian airspace, on May 22, 2023. The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister said Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in a major gain for Kyiv even though the fighter jets won’t have an immediate impact on the almost 18-month war. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





A Mig-29 fighter of the Ukrainian air force is seen on a mission in Ukraine's war-hit east Wednesday, August 2, 2023. (Photo by Libkos/AP Photo)





A U.S. Navy plane flies over the areas of Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea while Chinese coast guard ships try to block Philippine coast guard and supply ships during a rotation and resupply mission on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine navy-manned boats manage to breach through a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea and succeeded in delivering food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal on board BRP Sierra Madre. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





This photo issued on Monday August 14, 2023 by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) shows a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. Royal Air Force pilots from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as they transited north of the Shetland Islands within NATO's northern air policing area. (Photo by MoD via AP Photo)





This image provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a rendering of a blended-wing body prototype aircraft. The Air Force has promised $235 million to help start-up manufacturer JetZero build a jet with a blended-wing body that officials say could provide greater range and efficiency for military tankers and cargo planes and perhaps eventually be used to carry airline passengers. JetZero and the Air Force, which announced the award Wednesday, August 16, 2023, say they hope that the full-size demonstrator plane will be ready to fly in 2027. (Photo by U.S. Air Force via AP Photo)





Chelsea pensioner Mike Smith in the rear of one of two Spitfires flying over Sussex during a surprise flight organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)





The picture dated August 20, 2023 shows the RAF Red Arrows flying over the sea on the final day of the Eastbourne Air Show. The iconic aerobatic team performed a 30-minute show of spectacular twists and turns. (Photo by Caroline Haycock/Bav Media)





The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during the 74th Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, Canada on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon military fighter jets, left, and Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon military fighter jets, right, participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission operate in Lithuanian airspace, Tuesday, September 12, 2023. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





Joint Helicopter Support Squadron personnel are poised to attach a load to an RAF Chinook at Naval Air Facility El Centro in California in the first decade of August 2023, where they are deployed as part of Exercise Vortex Warrior. (Photo by RAF/The Times)





Picture dated August 6th, 2023 shows 103-year-old former Wren Officer Christian Lamb flying in a Miles Magister plane 80 years after she was offered a lift home from a party in one by a Polish officer. A 103-year-old former Wren Officer in WW2 has taken to the skies in a Miles Magister plane – 80 years after she was offered a lift home from a party in one by a Polish officer. Christian Lamb, who is one of the last surviving WW2 Wren Officers, looked thrilled as she soared into the air in the two-seater training aircraft – eight decades after hitching a lift in one when she missed her train. Mrs Lamb, who lives in London, was watched by her family and friends as she re-lived her daring flight at the Shuttleworth Trust “Circus” Air Show. (Photo by Darren Harbar/Bav Media)





RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 kicks up a rainbow of smoke in Blackpool, England on Sunday, August 13th 2023. The Typhoon FGR is a highly capable and extremely agile multi-role combat aircraft capable of being deployed for the full spectrum of air operations including air policing, peace support and high intensity conflict. (Photo by James Poole/Media Drum Images)





This image obtained from the US Marine Corps shows three MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircrafts flying in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney on June 29, 2017. A United States Osprey military aircraft crashed on a remote island north of Australia's mainland while taking part in war games on August 27, 2023, Australia's Defence Department said. (Photo by Amy Phan/US Marine Corps/AFP Photo)





An Egyptian military helicopter hovers above affected areas following flash floods in Libya's eastern city of Derna, on September 14, 2023. A global aid effort for Libya gathered pace on September 14 after a tsunami-sized flash flood killed at least 4,000 people, with thousands more missing, a death toll the UN blamed in part on the legacy of years of war and chaos. (Photo by Abdullah Doma/AFP Photo)





In this image obtained from the US Central Command, US Air Force A-10s fly in formation during operations in the Gulf, on August 15, 2023. As Iranian seizures threaten oil tankers plying the Gulf, the US is raising its military presence – a move long demanded by Gulf Arab states who accused Washington of retreating from the region. (Photo by Handout/US Central Command (CENTCOM)/AFP Photo)