India and Pakistan are locked in a rapidly escalating military exchange that threatens to explode into a fully fledged war, triggered by a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed, but rooted in ...

Also in the Middle East, the 1973 Battle of El Mansoura, between Egypt and Israel, lasted just under an hour and involved up to 164 Israeli planes and 62 Egyptian aircraft. Israel suffered the heavier losses in terms of planes, according to Norwich University, though later turned the 1973 Middle East War.

The deal, first announced by Trump on social media, is meant to halt the deadliest outbreak of violence in the Kashmir region in decades.

A gun massacre of tourists on April 22 pushed India and Pakistan a step closer to war, their most serious confrontation in decades.

The conflict shows how air combat now happens well beyond visual range and also highlights the growing role of China's influence and military power