Jordan’s Princess Salma Bint Abdullah made history as she became the first Jordanian woman to complete preliminary pilot training on fixed-wing aircraft, according to a statement from the Royal Hashemite Court. King Abdullah II presented his daughter Salma with her wings in a ceremony at Amman’s Al Husseiniya Palace yesterday, …
Read More »U.S. Air Force & Australian Air Force Team Up To Support Wildfire Relief
Australians have been battling devastating wildfires since September of last year. More than 13 million acres have burned across the country as firefighters and emergency responders continue to battle the blazes. According to Nellis Air Force press release members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Nellis Air Force Base …
Read More »Video Shows Saab 37 Viggen Pilot Achieving RADAR LOCK On SR-71 Blackbird
In the Cold War era, Swedish JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were scrambled on 400-500 live Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions per year to intercept any unidentified aircraft approaching Swedish airspace. QRA targets came from both Warsaw and NATO nations During that QRA missions, JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were …
Read More »Worst Year For Indian Air Force: Lost 11 Jets, 4 Helicopters & One Drone
A series of crashes and aircraft losses have made this financial year costly for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Indian Air Force has lost 16 aircraft in the financial year – ranging from helicopters to combat jets and trainers – to varying incidents that mark it as a low on …
Read More »Russia Claims That U.S. F-35 Jets Spooked Iran Into Mistakenly Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane
According to The Independent, Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Iran mistakenly shoots down Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 after“six F-35 US fighter jets” were sent to its borders. “This information needs verification, but I’d like to emphasize the nervousness that always accompanies such situations,” Russia’s acting foreign minister, Sergei …
Read More »U.S. Military Drones Went Incommunicado During Iranian Ballistic Missile Strike
Fears of imminent war between Iran and the United States subsided after the US assassinated a top Iranian commander and Tehran hit bases housing American troops in Iraq with ballistic missiles. But Iran warned the US against further attacks after it launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at the …
Read More »Syrian Air Force Planning Large Acquisitions Of MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft From Egypt
The Syrian government’s plans to purchase MiG-21 fighters from Egypt were recently discovered by Zaman Al Wasl, a Syrian leading news site. According to the publication, Damascus sent a military-technical delegation of the Syrian Air Force command to Cairo to inspect several aircraft parked at the Egyptian airbases with the …
Read More »Sierra Technical Unveils Fifth Generation Aerial Target Aircraft
Source: Sierra Technical Sierra Technical Services recently unveils ‘faster’ and ‘more maneuverable’ stealth UAVs. According to Flight global stealth UAV completed several ground tests, including an engine test run, on its Fifth Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) aircraft. The aircraft, which is powered by two General Electric J85 engines salvaged from retired …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Suffered Landing Gear Issue At Joint Base Langley-Eustis
On Jan. 16, 2020 a U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-22 suffered an unspecific issue with its landing gear during routine training at Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The incident happened at about 1 p.m. and the pilot was taken to Joint Base Langley-Eustis Hospital for evaluation and then released with no major …
Read More »Britain’s Rolls Royce Will Develop Engines For UK Sixth-Generation “Tempest” Fighter Jet
A mock-up of the Tempest -Credits: Swadim Via Wikipedia on July 16, 2018, Britain’s Defense Minister Gavin Williamson unveiled a model of the country’s proposed new fighter jet named Tempest at the Farnborough Airshow. Britain’s Rolls Royce, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of aircraft engines, has announced that it has begun …
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