The secretary of the National Defense (Sedena), Luis Crescencio Sandoval, confirmed the crash of a Bell 206 helicopter, registration 1679, of the Mexican Air Force in the municipality of Tamazula, Durango, in which the pilot was killed. The accident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. when they performed operations at a point …
Read More »“Big Mistake” To Shoot Down Our Own Mi-17 Chopper On Feb 27: IAF Chief
The shooting down of an Mi-17 V5 helicopter by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on February 27 was a “big mistake”, Air Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said today. Six IAF personnel and a civilian were killed in the incident, which took place on a day Indian and Pakistani fighter …
Read More »Russia Test-Fire New S-500 Missile Defence System In Syria?
Russian media reported that the Russian army had recently completed a series of tests on its new S-500 air defense system. Former deputy head of the Air Force for the joint CIS integrated air defense system Lt. Gen. Aitech Bizhev explained that Syria was chosen for testing the equipment in …
Read More »Can Turkey Be Readmitted To F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets Programme?
As we have reported earlier according to multiple Turkish media outlets the U.S. had offered Turkey a new deal on F-35 fighter jets, boosting optimism that strained relations between the two NATO allies were making progress. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said this week …
Read More »Lockheed Martin To Manufacture F-16 Fighter Jets Wings In India
According to Reuters report US-based aerospace company Lockheed Martin’s decision to build F16 wings for their global supply to the world from India Vivek Lall, vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said the wings of all future F-16s that the company will sell worldwide will …
Read More »RDAF Sent Special Colored F-16s To Intercept A Russian Il-20M Spyplane
On September 30, 2019, two Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-16s were scrambled from Fighter Wing Skrydstrup to intercept and identify a Russian Air Force Il-20M Coot-A aircraft flying in international airspace off Denmark. The exciting thing about the intercept was the fact that one of the two F-16s in …
Read More »Woman Forced To Sit In Her Own Urine For 7 Hours After Cabin Crew Refused Toilet Access
26-year-old Air Canada passenger PASSENGER claimed she was forced to sit in a seat soaked in her own urine during a seven-hour flight after the crew refused to let her use the bathroom. Irish woman was traveling from Dublin to Colombia with Air Canada last month when it happened. She …
Read More »At Least Seven After A WWII-era B-17 Bomber Crashes In Connecticut
The Collings Foundation WWII era Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, registration N93012, named “Nine-O-Nine” impacted an airport structure while attempting to return to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport (BDL/KBDL), Connecticut. The aircraft had received clearance for departure from runway 06 at 09:45 hours local time. After takeoff, the aircraft made a right-hand …
Read More »Russian Air Defense Shot Down More Than 100 Drones Near Hmeimim Airbase During Last Two Years: Report
Russian Air Defense Shot Down More Than 100 Near Hmeimim Airbase During Last Two Years: Report According to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov, Air defense and electronic warfare systems deployed at Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria have shot down or disabled over 100 drones during terrorists’ attempted …
Read More »More Rafale For India? IAF To Add More Fighter Jets Firepower
According to a recently published report by the Indian Defence Research Wing, India will sign an agreement for 36 more Dassault Rafale jet fighters in 2020 — a move that was first reported in 2017 and attributed to rising tensions with China, AINonline reported. The Indian Air Force has recently …
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