China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on Monday, according to Indian media reports. In a major development that may pave the way to disengagement at the eastern Ladakh border, China has freed 10 Indian army personnel, including four officers, who have reportedly …
Read More »U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet From USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier Has Crashed In The Philippine Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad M. Trudeau/Released) The US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Philippine …
Read More »USAFRICOM Releases New Evidence Of Recently Arrived Russian aircraft In Libya
These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. (U.S. Africa Command) Russian aircraft are flying in Libyan airspace backing Russian state-sponsored private military contractors there, according to U.S. Africa Command. AFRICOM, which announced in May that Russia had deployed military fighter …
Read More »Operations Claw-Eagle: Turkey Launches Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels In Iraq
Credits: Turkish Airforce Operation Claw-Eagle is an ongoing Turkish Armed Forces external operation in Iraq. The attacks have taken place in the Qandil Mountains, the Sinjar District, and Makhmur, ostensibly against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets, as part of continuing Kurdish-Turkish and Kurdish-Iranian conflicts. The air operation began on 15 …
Read More »Callsign Banzai: U.S. Air Force First Woman Pilot To Fly F-35 Fighter Jet In Combat
U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, dons her helmet recently prior to a mission at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Thompson is the first female to fly an F-35A Lightning II into combat. She is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. …
Read More »Satellite Imagery Shows PLAAF Fighter Jets Deployment Along With The LAC
Tensions between the world’s two most populous countries have risen to their highest levels in more than four decades after 20 Indian soldiers were reportedly killed in hand-to-hand combat in the Himalayas. Chinese state media said on Wednesday that as a measure of goodwill, the Chinese government would not release …
Read More »Russian Su-27s Intercepted USAF B-52H, German Navy P-3C Orion & RAF Sentinel R1 Over The Baltic
Screenshots of the B-52 intercepting by the Russian Su-27s on Jun. 15, 2020. (Image credit: Russian MOD). Russian Navy Su-27 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, TASS news agency reported Monday citing Russia’s Defense Ministry. The scramble involved Russian …
Read More »Satellite Imagery Spots Egyptian Air Force First Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jets
Credits: KAD-GHANI Satellite imagery from Google Earth shows the first batch of Egyptian Air Force Su-35 fighter jets at the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. Images have emerged by KAD-GHANI on its Twitter account showing at least four new advanced Su-35 fighter jets that were produced under a contract …
Read More »At Least 20 Indian Soldiers killed In Violent India-China Border Faceoff
In a a “violent face-off” that took place on Monday, 15 June night between India and China, at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed, ANI reported while citing government sources. Casualty numbers could rise, as per report. The Indian Army earlier, had said that a “violent face-off took place” on …
Read More »8-Pass Charlie: The Story Of Unknown PAF B-57 Bomber Ace Pilot Who Raided IAF Adampur Airbase
Credits: Pakistan Airforce 8-Pass Charlie was the codename of an unknown Pakistan Air Force B-57 bomber ace pilot who raided the Adampur airbase of the Indian Air Force in Indian Punjab a number of times during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 notably starting the series of raids on the base …
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