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That altitude and speed puts them out of range for Ukraine's current fleet of interceptors and "wipe out the progress we had made in the fight", Ukrainian military expert Sergiy Zgurets told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Those aboard described how passengers and flight crew were thrown around the cabin as the plane suddenly lost altitude.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

For Swift, the result was a faster-than-expected loss of altitude.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We have to increase the speed of interceptors and the altitude they can work at,” to match the new jet-powered drones, said Oleksiy Komlichenko, chief business development officer at Noctis, a Ukrainian defense-technology company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

It was that she was afraid she would be afraid of heights, once at high altitude, and by then it would be too late.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

They came from different words and lived at different altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Earlier in the day, Kryvyi Rih Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul said the Russian drones were flying at "extremely low altitudes", describing the attackers as "animals".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Farther above, at altitudes of several hundred kilometers, traces of Earth's upper atmosphere can still exert enough drag to slow satellites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Also used was a newer, more sophisticated system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, which has a longer range and higher intercept altitudes than the older Patriot.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

He was particularly interested in medical issues involving advanced aircraft, such as the oxygen deprivation that occurs at high altitudes.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson