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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

F-15 aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct aerial operations in support of exercise Point Blank 19-2, over the North Sea, June 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) A US Air Force F-15C Eagle, callsign “Chosen 4” registration number 86-0176, part of a 4 ship …

Credits: Instagram @kabarpekanbaru A single seat BAe Hawk Mk 209 from the Indonesian Air Force crashed in a village 5km from the base causing a fire. The pilot survived after ejecting. No ground casualties reported. Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Fajar Adriyanto confirmed that the British-built aircraft, registered as TT-0209, …