The wreckage of a HÜRKUŞ-B that crashed in Beypazarı, Ankara, June 22, 2020. (İHA Photo) A TAI Hürkuş turboprop trainer crashed during a test flight. Both pilots ejected safely. According to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the Hurkus aircraft crashed during a test flight in Ankara’s Beypazari district at around 12.30 …

© CC BY-SA 4.0 / Alpha Henry / Scaled Composites Model 401 As we have reported earlier, the sophisticated US stealth plane Model 401 with “odd markings” on its fuselage made another test flight. The mystery aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites, flew over the Mojave Desert in …

LNA L-39 number 9430 performed emergency landing – Credits: The Libya Observer This Libya National Army, Aero L-39 Albatros, made an emergency landing near the Libyan-Niger border. Reason for the emergency landing is unknown. The aircraft suffered substantial damage as part of the left wing is damaged as well as …

The US Air Force’s newest weapon, StormBreaker®, has a unique tri-mode seeker that enables pilots to hit moving targets in adverse weather or low visibility. Integration is progressing on several US fighter jets including the F-15E and now the F-18 Super Hornet. Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, …

F A-18C Hornet – Swiss Air Force – Credits: Steve Lynes Via Wikipedia On October 14, 2015, an F/A-18 jet with one pilot on board was flying in airspace shared by the Swiss and French for training exercises. During that time it was crashed in a field near the village of …

JF-12 hypersonic wind tunnel in Beijing As we enter the 2020s, China, Russia, and the United States are spending billions to develop hypersonic weapons in a bid to outpace ever-improving missile defenses. While strategic-range cruise or ballistic missile strikes may be detected between 15 minutes to an hour before impact, …

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. India has detected unusual movement of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) along the border in Ladakh and put …

Turkey Bayraktar TB2 UAV System – Credits: AA Turkey is arguably the first country to extensively use armed drones in conventional operations. In other words, Turkey is setting an example of how to use armed UAVs against opposing military forces both today and in the future. Turkey had entered the …

Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 and VFA-147 are the first TOPGUN students to complete the course in the F-35C Lightning II. This is the first time TOPGUN has graduated students who are currently flying the Lightning II, utilizing a new syllabus specifically for F-35C integrated operations. (U.S. Navy …

Early project logo Habu SR-71 – Credits: Konstance E. Keever (Author: Russ Maheras) Via Wikipedia The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft …