Passengers on a British Airways flight from London’s City Airport to Dusseldorf in Germany were met with a surprise Monday morning when their plane touched down — in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The British Airways flight had flown for an hour and 10 minutes in the wrong direction —  missed …

India’s Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa has said that once the Rafale jets come in, Pakistan won’t have an answer to the Indian capabilities. Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B S Dhanoa on Monday said that Rafale jets will the best combat aircraft in the Indian sub-continent and once these …

The U.S. Approved Sale of new Fighter Jets to Taiwan, Trump administration has given “tacit approval” to request for 60 new F-16 fighter jets The United States and China appear to be heading toward a major confrontation over the possible sale of American fighters to Taiwan.   Last week, Taiwanese …

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad downplayed threats that the country may switch to China to source its fighter jets instead of the European Union to retaliate against the bloc’s plan to restrict palm oil. Read more interesting news on Defense Headlines. Malaysian could look elsewhere to upgrade its ageing air …

The Israeli military has begun striking Hamas targets throughout Gaza according to local residents and the Israeli military. Israeli air strikes on Gaza came hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house in Tel Aviv and not soon after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation recognising …

Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil Helicopter operated by Ecocopter company carrying power lines workers crash in Colliguay, 6 dead All occupants two pilots and four power lines workers died. The mayor of Valparaíso, Jorge Martínez , confirmed that the accident occurred inside the Fundo Providencia. Around 10.30 am on Monday, a helicopter capsized in …

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Says Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets “Harassed” His Helicopter. The incident happened while the Greek PM was flying to a Greek island to mark the anniversary of the 1821 uprising against Ottoman rule Alexis Tsipras said his helicopter was forced into “low manoeuvres” on Monday when Turkish …

RUSSIAN designs for a killer attack drone with an assault rifle strapped to it have surfaced online. Russian social media released a video on Monday showing a flying drone that features a rifle reminiscent of Kalashnikov AK-47. Video footage of new combat-capable unmanned aerial vehicle with a rifle emerged in …

The Indian Air Force inducted the first unit of four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters on Monday. . The first four of the 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters, which were ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit (HU) at a ceremony held in Chandigarh. …

State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Monday said it has rolled out its 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter in the initial operational clearance (IOC) configuration to be inducted into the fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF). “We have produced 16th LCA as per the target till March 31. …