On June 19, a video surfaced on social media showing a damaged Ka-52 helicopter flying at a low altitude with its tail visibly torn apart after an in-flight breakup. The in-flight breakup of the Ka-52 attack helicopter was caused by unanticipated severe vibrations as the aircraft attempted to gain the …
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Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornets taxi at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty) According to The Australian Financial Review report, Australia, the United States, and Ukraine are discussing sending 41 …
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Two Air National Guard F-16C fighter aircraft taxi down the flightline at Mirgorod Air Base Ukraine, preparing to take off for an air sovereignty mission on July 19, in the background is a Ukraine AN-26. (Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn) The United States has come under immense pressure from …
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Image credits: Quantum-Systems According to a press release from the Federal Government, Germany sends a shipment of 54 Quantum-Systems Vector unarmed aerial vehicles to Ukraine. The Vector reconnaissance drone developed by Quantum-Systems has proven to be a true asset in the war in Ukraine. Kyiv ordered 33 early last August and has ordered …
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Credit: Screenshot A Spanish Air Force McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet, assigned to the 15th squadron (Ala 15) of the Spanish Air Force, was destroyed when it crashed during an airshow at Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ/LEZG), Spain. The pilot ejected safely. The pilot has been transferred to the Zaragoza Military Hospital. Visuals …
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SR-71A, tail number 64-17963, sits in Heritage Park on Feb. 2, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This SR-71 flew multiple sorties over Vietnam and Korea and was retired on Oct. 28, 1976, after 6,014 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez) No …
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Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK • CC BY-SA 2.0 Two dead as a Learjet 35A, usually used for target towing missions on behalf of the German Air Force, crashed during takeoff from runway 26 at Hohn Air Base, Germany. According to a statement by Airbus Defence, as GFD …
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A Russian AF Sukhoi Su-34 crashed under unknown circumstances in Klintsy. Both crew members died in the crash.A Russian AF Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in the Bryansk region. Both pilots died in the crash. “A Su-34 has crashed not far from the Ukrainian border. The fate of …
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Credits: USAF photo On Apr. 13, 2018, a USAF F-22A Raptor crashed and skidded on its belly during a botched takeoff in Nevada. It belonged to the 3rd Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon. The accident investigation board report concluded that pilot …
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According to the Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleshchuk, Ukraine shoot down Kinzhal hypersonic missile over Kyiv by the Patriot air defense system on May 4. According to Defense Express, Ukraine’s Armed Forces successfully intercepted a Russian Kinzhal (Kh-47) hypersonic missile at around 02:40 a.m. …
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