A coordinated drone attack by 10 drones has knocked out half of Saudi Arabia’s oil supply. The drone attack on Saturday targeted Abqaiq, the world’s biggest oil processing facility, and the Khuaru oil field, which produces around one million barrels of crude oil a day. Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil …
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Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 multirole stealth fighter has touched down in Turkey for Technofest 2019 techno festival, due to be held in Istanbul on September 17 through 22, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) told TASS on Saturday. “The multipurpose fighter jet Sukhoi Su-35 also arrived at Turkey’s Ataturk airport to take …
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At 3.31am and 3.42am on Saturday, loud explosions erupted at Khurais oilfield and Abqaiq processing facility, both owned by Saudi Aramco, the country’s state-owned oil company, often described as the kingdom’s crown jewel. The explosions set off fires that took several hours to douse and appear to have caused significant …
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According to the Arabic-language edition of the British newspaper, The Independent, Russia has prevented Israeli strikes on at least three Syrian military installations and threatens to shoot down Israeli fighter jets using its S-400 missile defense system and Russian Fighter Jets stationed in Syria. See Details: Russian Su-35s Allegedly Forced Israeli Warplanes …
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TransPacificos Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain aircraft impacted residential structures shortly after takeoff from Guillermo León Valencia Airport (SKPP), Popayán. The airplane sustained substantial damage and seven of the nine occupants onboard were fatally injured. Two occupants onboard the aircraft received serious injuries. Five injuries have been reported on the ground. …
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In 1964 during the Vietnam War U.S. aviators were captured by the North Vietnamese. Paul F Crickmore shares the story of how two SR-71 Blackbirds generated tri-sonic booms to free captured US prisoners of war in his book Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (Revised Edition): On Jun. 10, 1970, …
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Surveillance footage shows a small plane slamming into a fence and nearly hitting a worker during a crash at the Boca Raton Airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Piper PA28 single-engine aircraft with two people on board crash-landed shortly after takeoff at the Boca Raton Airport, Florida, on …
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The Cleveland National Air Show, which has become a tradition for families since 1964, runs during Labor Day Weekend August 31-Sept. 2 at Burke Lakefront Airport. The highlight of this year’s was F-35 Demo Team performing three days during the Cleveland International Air Show Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35A Demo …
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In a large-scale operation, ten suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Houthis attacked early on September 14 two strategic oil facilities in the eastern Saudi areas of Buqayq and Khurais. In an official statement, a spokesman for the Yemeni group said that the attack, dubbed Operation Deterrent Balance 2, …
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The Air Force has chosen three aircraft designs that might replace the A-10 Warthog. The Air Force hopes the OA-X program will lead to smaller, lighter airplanes. Plane capable of providing air support in low-threat conflicts. Here are Three Light Attack Aircraft That Might Replace Warthog 1) AT-6 Wolverine Light-Attack …
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