According to the Department of National Defence, Two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a Canadian warship and a supply vessel operating in international waters in the East China Sea. Canadian warship gets ‘warm welcome’ from fighter jets, Chinese media say The incident between the frigate HMCS Regina and two Chinese Su-30 …

An Antonov An-24RV of Angara Airlines hit a building following a runway excursion on landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport, Russia. A small passenger plane has skidded off a runway in eastern Siberia, killing two crew members and injuring dozens of passengers. The aircraft had departed Ulan-Ude for Nizhneangarsk. While en route …

In this article, we will share with you the story of a Swiss Air Force Pilot whose F-5 Tiger was hit in his thigh by lightning that penetrated his fighter jet cockpit Urs Ramel, Swiss Air Force F-5 Pilot explains in Peter Lewis book Swiss Tiger Parallel Flight: “Having flown …

on U.S. Air Force has conducted first-ever F-35 Lightning II wing removal and shipment via air transport. 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial porters helped load an F-35 Lightning II via C-17 Globemaster This was the first-ever F-35 wing removal and shipment via air transport. It will become the Air Force’s …

An Indian Air Force Jaguar pilot jettisoned fuel tanks of his aircraft after one of the engines of the fighter jet failed after being hit by a bird. However, the pilot managed to land the plane safely at the Ambala Air Base. Small practice bombs jettisoned by the aircraft have …

On May 23, 2019, we announced that U.S. Navy Blue Angels retire Fat Albert C-130 Hercules after more than 30,000 flight hours in 17 years. The old “Fat Albert” has flown her last show. The BUNO 164763, was with the team since 2002 and was the last C-130 to conduct …

on June 21, 2019, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shoots down a U.S. Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk ‘spy’ drone in Hormozgan Province. US Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS-D) aircraft, specifically a RQ-4A Global Hawk High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drone that costs $220 million and was designed to be largely invulnerable to …

Two German Air Force Eurofighters of the TLG73 “Steinhoff” from Rostock-Laage, collided midair and crashed. Both pilots ejected. Two EF2000 Eurofighters have collided and crashed in Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Monday afternoon 24 June 2019. The aircraft collided shortly before 14:00hrs local time near Lake Mueritz, about 120 kilometres (75 miles) …

The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy have been quietly working together to develop a new air-to-air missile called the AIM-260 that will replace the venerable AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM. The two services are worried that the Chinese, in particular, have begun to outrange American …

Libyan Arab Air Cargo plane was destroyed by RPG fire at Tripolis-International Airport, Libya. Antonov An-124, registered 5A-DKN, got destroyed at Tripoli Airport during military clashes. In 1994, the cargo aircraft first operated for Antonov Airtracker, then Trans-Charter Airlines, Volga-Dnepr, and Libyan Air Cargo. The Antonov An-124 was destroyed in …