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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

An F-16 with the Pacific Air Force’s Viper Demonstration Team performs deploying flares during Osan’a Air Power Day Sept. 21, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan) A United States Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon, belonging …

A Dhruv of the Indian Army – Credits: Noel Reynolds An Indian Army HAL Dhruv crashed in Kishtwar after a technical malfunction. A technician died and two other crew members were seriously injured. The helicopter was destroyed. “As per inputs, the pilots had reported a technical fault to the air …

Credits: Screenshot from video On 3 May night attack with two drones against Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Kremlin was foiled. According to Moscow, it was a “Ukrainian terrorist attack on the life of the Russian president, who remained unharmed”. Two drones were brought down by Russian air defenses, according …

A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-31 of the 98th Composite Aviation Regiment crashed under unknown circumstances during a routine training flight after an in-flight fire in the Murmansk Region. “On April 26, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed while carrying out a routine training flight in the Murmansk Region. The aircraft …

Screenshot from video The video in the article features Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Taxi, taking off a low pass, and an impressive vertical climb through the cloud layer! The TF-104 takes off from the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, from where the Starfighters usually operate for research and test purposes, as we …