At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces, Turkish officials said, raising the specter of a full-blown conflict. Thirty-five soldiers were injured in the attack and have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, according to officials. …
Read More »Chinese Navy Warship Fired Laser At U.S. P-8A Poseidon Surveillance Aircraft: Report
According to U.S. Navy a Chinese Navy warship fired a military-grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an action that the US Navy called “unsafe and unprofessional.” The People’s Republic of China “navy destroyer’s actions were unsafe and unprofessional,” US Pacific …
Read More »Colombian Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey II Helicopter Crashes, Killing 3
The Colombian Bell UH-1H Huey II helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Regretfully three occupants died and two occupants were seriously injured. “The air force reports that the Huey II helicopter … which was flying between Air Combat Command No. 4, in Melgar-Tolima, and Air Maintenance Command, in the city of …
Read More »Spanish Air Force C-101EB Aviojet Crashed Into Sea During Formation Flight
A Spanish Air Force C-101EB Aviojet crashed into the sea during a formation flight. The plane has come down in La Manga and it’s confirmed the pilot has been killed as the plane hit the ground and burst into a fireball of flames. A Casa C-101 Aviojet belonging to …
Read More »Pakistan Marks ‘Surprise Day’ On Balakot Anniversary As Tribute To PAF Downing Indian Jets
Pakistan is celebrating ‘Surprise Day’ as a tribute to a retaliatory attack by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on a botched Indian attempt to strike in Balakot this time last year. On Feb. 27, 2019, the Pakistan Air Force conducted Operation Swift Retort, shooting down two Indian Air Force fighter …
Read More »Hellenic Air Force Intercepts Turkish Air Force F-16 Fighter Jets Over Greek Islands
Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the eastern Aegean islet of Agathonisi on Monday and were intercepted by Greek counterparts. The Hellenic National Defense General Staff said the Turkish planes had entered Athens’ flight-information region without submitting a flight plan, according to Greek media outlet Ekathimerini. Flights by Turkish …
Read More »Daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes Dies In Failed Rocket Launch To Prove Earth Is Flat
On February 22, 2019, Daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes died after his homemade rocket crashed into the ground outside of Barstow, California. Hughes launched himself inside the steam-powered rocket in hopes that he might sail high enough into the atmosphere to prove that the Earth is flat. He was 64. A …
Read More »Russia Has Developed Prototype Of Hypersonic Missile For SU-57 Stealth Fighters Jet
Russia Has Developed Prototype of Air-to-Ground Hypersonic Missile for Su-57. The new weapons system can reportedly be fitted inside the Su-57s internal weapons bay. “The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex have created a prototype of a small-sized air-to-surface hypersonic missile for[internal] deployment on the Su-57 fighter,” a source was quoted …
Read More »Syrian Air Defense Force Shot Down Turkey Air Force TAI Anka UAV Over Syria
According to the latest media reports, the Syrian Air Defense Force shot down TAI Anka origin UAV over the Syrian Idlib region. The army gunned down the drone in the town of Dadikh in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, said the report without giving further details. https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1232336660987289600 This came amid …
Read More »Re-engining B-52: U.S. Air Force Historic Efforts To Re-engine Stratofortress Strategic Bomber
There is an old joke that runs through the bomber fleet that when the B-1 and B-2 bombers are retired, the pilots will be flown home from the boneyard in the B-52 Stratofortress. The article by Tony R. Landis, Air Force Materiel Command History Office shows hows U.S. Air Force …
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