Three American firefighters have died after a Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW. Earlier this afternoon, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said it had “lost contact” with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules being used in water bombing operations in the Snowy Monaro …
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In a Nellis Air Force Base press release U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team Announces New Pilot U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Gunderson takes over as the new F-22 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, Jan. 21, 2020, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Gunderson, who goes by the callsign “Cabo,” will …
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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle is currently in storage at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This aircraft can be viewed on the Behind the Scenes Tours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock) The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, high performance, all-weather air …
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Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M military transport plane is reported to have crashed at the Air Force Base in Accra during a routine engine run exercise a few hours ago. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. during a routine engine run at the base, a statement from the Ghana Armed …
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Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (Salvadoran Air Force) ENAER T-35B-3 Pillán training aircraft was maneuvering to land at Ilopango International Airport (ILS/MSSS) when it clipped a tree and crashed into a house. The two pilots onboard received fatal injuries and there was no reported ground injures. Authorities reported that the aircraft, model …
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Iran has confirmed that two Tor-M1 surface-to-air missiles were fired at the Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 that crashed near Tehran earlier this month. The Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran (CAOI) said the Russian-made missiles were launched from the north. The country’s civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive …
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The French Navy has deployed the nuclear-powered Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region between the Western Bloc and their allies and the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to Emmanuel Macron, France will deploy the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its …
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Two Israeli F-35 “Adirs” fly in formation- Credits: (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony and FLIGHTRADAR24/SCREENSHOT) According to the Jerusalem Post report, an Israeli Air Force F-35 stealth jet revealed itself on international civil aircraft tracking radars while flying over the Shimon Peres Nuclear Research Center in …
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Corrosion control technicians with the 576th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron monitor two media blast robots as they strip paint off the first production A-10 aircraft to receive a new robotic removal process Dec. 4, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S Air Force photo by Todd Cromar) For the first …
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С-400 – Credits: Соколрус Via We all know that during the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. The …
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