Iran has carried out Operation Martyr Soleimani: a ballistic missile attack on airbases housing U.S. forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the U.S. killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad. It is …
Read More »Ukrainian Plane Carrying 176 Pessengers Crashes In Iran Shortly After Takeoff
Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, a Boeing 737-800, crashed near Shahriar, about 8 minutes after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran. Al 167 passengers and nine crew members on board were killed. The flight took off from runway 29R at 02:41 UTC (06:11 LT), with a delay of …
Read More »52 F-35 Stealth Fighters Take Part In “Elephant Walk” Drill To Take Out Iran’s Missile Defence
The F-35s during the Elephant Walk (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) Amid fast-rising tensions between the United States and Iran following the former’s assassination of Quds Force commander General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Air Force has launched massive exercises for its newest class of combat …
Read More »Watch: Indonesian Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Collided With A Car During Takeoff
Credits: Seconds when the car was dragged by a helicopter carrying the Head of BNPB in Tahuna, Sangihe, North Sulawesi (1/6/2020). ANTARA / Jerusalem Mendalora Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency Mil Mi-35 helicopter collided with a car during failed takeoff. There were no personal injuries. The helicopter was boarded by …
Read More »Pakistan Air Force Chengdu FT-7 PG Crashes Near Mainwali Killing Both Pilots
A Pakistan Air Force Chengdu FT-7P serial number 90-611 crashed near Chah Miana, Mianwali district, Punjab province when approaching M. M. Alam Air Base (OPMI), during a routine training mission. The dual-seat aircraft FT-7 was on its routine operational training mission when it crashed shortly after taking off from the …
Read More »Seven U.S. Aircraft Destroyed In Al-Shabab Attack On Manda Bay Airfield
On Jan. 5, 2020, at around 05:30 AM LT, the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaab attacked Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, Killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several U.S. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled, U.S. and Kenyan authorities said. Manda Bay Airfield is also known as “Camp …
Read More »Iran Begins Cyber Attacks Against U.S. By Hacking Government Website
Iranian cybersecurity group begins cyberattacks against the U.S. by a series of low-level cyber-attacks on U.S. government websites. This may be the beginning of Iran’s threatened retaliation for the death of General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in the U.S. remotely piloted aircraft strike while he visited Iraq last week. …
Read More »80 Female Pilots Gathered At Edwards AFB For The Filming Of Air Force Recruiting Service commercial
From left to right: Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin, U.S. Air Force Academy commandant of cadets, Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, Office of the Secretary of Defense Special Access Programs director, and Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, pose for a photo at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. …
Read More »U.S. Drone On Surveillance Mission Crashes In Western Iraq
On January 4, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the U.S.-led coalition crashed in Iraq’s western region. An Iraqi security source told the al-Sumaria News TV that the UAV crashed while conducting a surveillance mission over western Anbar as a result of what he called “a technical failure.” “An …
Read More »Multiple Rockets Target U.S. Embassy & Iraqi Airbase Housing U.S. Troops In Baghdad
Several rockets fell inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, its Jadriya neighbourhood, close to the near the United Embassy embassy and the Balad airbase housing US troops, the Iraqi military said, adding that there were no deaths. According to Reuters at least one of the rockets fell near the U.S. …
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