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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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When an airliner gets lost, and receives warning shots from interceptors, how should the pil...

First off there are established interception procedures under international law so they are not going to shoot at you upon overtaking you. Typically an element of fighters form up on the jet with the …
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Unarmed F-16 -- why would it happen?

If the article is to be believed, the gun was probably loaded with M55A1 training rounds which are a steel core projectile with an aluminum nose-cap used for target practice as opposed to the M56 HEI …
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Can an intercepting fighter jet force a small propeller aircraft down without completely des...

An interceptor can gain cooperation from an intercepted aircraft by means of a show of force ie forming up on the target’s 6 and 9 o clock position and attempting to contact them on the emergency radi …
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