The Indian military helicopter crash-landed after a technical malfunction. Several occupants are said to be injured. India’s Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh was among seven people who survived a forced landing of an Indian army helicopter in Poonch district of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). According to Indian media reports, the Advanced …
Read More »Was PAF Being Trapped Into Shooting Indian Commercial Airliner?
On the morning of August 30, air traffic controllers at Lahore were startled to find that an “Indian military aircraft” had entered the Pakistan airspace. They were confused, too, as according to the flight plan and identification by the pilot, it was a civilian Boeing 737 plane but was transmitting …
Read More »Russia Sends Tu-160 Nuclear-Bombers to South Africa
On Oct. 22, 2019, Director at African Defence Review Darren Olivier has published on Twitter the media invite issued by the Department of Defence of the Republic of South Africa. According to the invite, the South African Air Force will host some military aircraft belonging to the Russian Aerospace Force during …
Read More »Two Helicopters Collided In Flight Near Hebbronville, Texas
Two Robinson R22 Beta helicopters collided in flight near Hebbronville, Texas, USA. One crashed, killing both occupants. The other helicopter made an emergency landing. The pilot survived. The Department of Public Safety confirms that two people are dead following a helicopter crash in Duval County this morning. The crash happened …
Read More »Swedish Fighter Jet Approaches Russian Airbase In Syria To Test Air Defenses
According to Avia. Pro report aircraft belonging to the Swedish Air Force made a bizarre flight near Russia’s primary airbase in Syria this week. “Despite the significant remoteness of Scandinavia from the Middle East, two days earlier, a Swedish military reconnaissance aircraft was seen near the Russian military bases in …
Read More »Salvadoran Air Force Plane Carrying Parachutists Suffered Runway Excursion On Takeoff
Salvadoran Air Force Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (DC-3T) aircraft suffered a runway excursion on takeoff for a paratrooper mission. A Douglas C-47, registration FAS116, suffered a runway excursion during take-off at the International Airport of Ilopango in El Salvador on October 22, 2019. Local authorities indicate that few paratroopers suffered injuries …
Read More »Watch: F-35 Pilot Falls Flat On Face After Landing On New Aircraft Carrier
On Oct. 14, 2019, the long-awaited arrival of the stealth fighters happened on the new warship – the biggest ever in the Royal Navy – which is expected to enter service in 2020. The aircraft carrier’s deployment for Westlant 19 – a three-month exercise started off the coast of the …
Read More »When U.S. Night Stalkers Stole A Russian Mil Mi-25 “Hind-D” Helicopter
Near the end of the Cold War, in an operation that seems made for a major Hollywood movie, a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy transport plane discreetly flew U.S. Army special operators (Night Stalkers) and a pair of MH-47D Chinooks from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment to the African …
Read More »Here’s Why The SR-71 Blackbird Had To Refuel After Takeoff
The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5 feet high (from the ground to the top of the rudders, when parked). Gross takeoff weight is about 140,000 pounds, including a possible …
Read More »U.S. Air Force New T-7A Red Hawk Aircraft Successfully Completed High Speed Low Altitude Testing
Boeing’s defense unit has announced that U.S. Air Force’s newest trainer aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing. “Our test aircraft successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing, reaching 560 mph/901 kph at just 150 feet/45.7 meters off the ground,” the Boeing reported on 15 October. Boeing …
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