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China’s Sixth-Gen Stealth Fighter Makes Its First Flight

China’s Sixth-Gen Stealth Fighter Makes Its First Flight

Images from today’s flight test of China’s next-generation (6th-gen) fighter jet. Credits: @Fighterman_FFRC / X On December 26, 2024, images and footage potentially revealing China’s first sixth-generation aircraft began circulating online. The aircraft was accompanied by a twin-seater J-20S acting as a safety chase for the flight. The aircraft appears …

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What Caused the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 Disaster?

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 Crashes Near Aktau Airport, Many Feared Dead

Credits: @PlanesOfLegend / X On December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, resulting in 38 fatalities and 29 survivors. Flight J28243 was scheduled to operate from Baku to Grozny. Flight J28243 was operated by an Embraer E190-100IGW registered 4K-AZ65. Airlines took delivery of …

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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 Crashes Near Aktau Airport, Many Feared Dead

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 Crashes Near Aktau Airport, Many Feared Dead

Credits: @PlanesOfLegend / X An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR, operating as flight J28243, tragically crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan early Wednesday morning, December 25, 2024. The flight had declared an emergency prior to the crash. Conflicting reports regarding the number of people on board indicate that there were 67 …

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Bashar al-Assad’s Plane Crashed? Syrian Il-76 Drops Off Radar Over Rebel Territory

Bashar al-Assad’s Plane Crashed? Syrian Il-76 Drops Off Radar Over Rebel Territory

Flight tracking data lost track of Syrian Air flight 9218 near the city of Homs, with the Il-76 transport logging steady declines in airspeed and altitude before its disapearance An Ilyushin Il-76 transport operated by Syrian Air has disappeared from flight tracking amid uncertainty over the fate of Syrian dictator …

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Ukraine Receives More F-16 Fighter Jets from Denmark

Ukraine Receives More F-16 Fighter Jets from Denmark

Ukraine has received a second shipment of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, a critical step in strengthening the country’s air defense capabilities against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the delivery on Dec. 7, emphasizing Denmark’s leadership in defending lives. “The second batch of F-16s from Denmark has arrived in …

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