Tag: Hornets

Asian hornets survive UK winter for first time amid spike in sightings

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Asian hornets could be here to stay in the UK after DNA testing confirmed they survived winter for the first time. The invasive species, which has the scientific name vespa velutina, dismembers and […]

Charges dropped against Hornets’ Miles Bridges in domestic violence incident

The state of North Carolina has dropped charges related to a domestic violence incident against Charlotte Hornets’ Miles Bridges, for “lack of sufficient evidence,” according to court documents filed on Tuesday. PAST COVERAGE: Hornets’ Miles Bridges turns himself in; accused of violating protection order Bridges was accused of violating a protective order during a custody […]

Misunderstanding scuttles transfer of 41 Australian Hornets to UA

A senior Ukrainian Air Force official refused an offer from two Australians to receive 41 of the country’s decommissioned F/A-18 Hornet fighters, bluntly stating that “we do not need your flying trash,” reported the Australian Financial Review on Jan. 30. This statement effectively killed the deal, highlighting a stark misunderstanding between Australia and Ukraine amid […]

Super Hornets Score Aerial Kills Over Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthis unleashed a new onslaught of anti-ship and land attack weaponry today around the southern end of the Red Sea. U.S. Central Command says the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike group shot down a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and […]