Image by SYPAQ Australia-based SYPAQ Systems is sending low-cost drones made out of cardboard to Ukrainian forces. Sending paper drones to Ukraine is part of the military aid package announced by the Australian Ministry of Defense in July 2022. The equipment was developed by SYPAQ in partnership with the Australian …
Read More »Turkey Unveils New ANKA-3 Deep-strike Stealth Drone
Photo credit: SavunmaSanayiST.com Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has shared the first real photo of the new ANKA-3 deep-strike stealth drone. ANKA-3 MIUS (National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System in Turkish) is developed with domestic facilities of the Turkish industry and is expected to make its first flight in 2023. In …
Read More »Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Credits: military.wikia.org On Mar. 17, 2023, the Government of Slovakia approved the transfer of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Slovakia has joined Poland in making an official decision to provide Ukraine with Soviet-era MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets, the two NATO members becoming the first countries to commit to delivering …
Read More »U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Crashes After Colliding with Russian Su-27 Flanker Over Black Sea
U.S. General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone crashes after colliding with Russian Su-27 Flanker over the Black Sea. The U.S. European Command stated that a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 struck the propeller of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper: “Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front …
Read More »Kopin Develops New OLED Display for F-35 Lightning II Helmet
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nikita Scheifele, an aircrew flight equipment apprentice with the 33rd Operational Support Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, inspects an F-35A Lightning II helmet at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Corley) Kopin has achieved …
Read More »Indian Air Force Lost 1707 aircraft from 1933 to 2015
Shocking statics have revealed that Indian Air Force lost 1707 aircraft from 1933 to 2015. Indian Air Force was founded on 8 October 1932. According to Bharat rakshak IAF Aircraft Accidents Database. In the last 86 years, IAF has lost a total of 1707 Aircraft during combat and crashed incidents Here …
Read More »PAF Inducts First JF-17 Block III Fighter Jet With J-20 DNA In Black Panthers Squadron
Credits: Pakistan Airforce Pakistan Air Force has reportedly inducted its first unit of JF-17 Block 3 fighter jets into the number 16 squadron nicknamed ‘Black Panthers’. According to the local media reports about 12 fighters were indeed inducted into service in a very small-scale ceremony. The JF-17 is jointly developed …
Read More »Russian Il-76 Exploded During Failed Pressure Test
Local media reports that Russian Il-76 exploded during a failed pressure test at the Aviastar plant at Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport. The aircraft was reportedly being pressure tested on the ground when an explosion occurred. One man suffered fatal injuries, five others were injured. The incident occurred inside the hangar where …
Read More »Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 Crashes in Belgorod region killing Pilot
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25SM3 crashed while returning to the base’s airfield in the Belgorod region. The aircraft reportedly crashed, after performing a combat mission, near a hay barn on the outskirts of the village of Orekhovo in the Valuisky district of Belgorod region. The pilot died, according to …
Read More »AI-piloted F-16 Flew 17 Hours & Participated In Simulated Dogfights
The X-62A Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft is flown alongside a T-38C Talon over Edwards Air Force Base, California, in September 2019, during Maj. Ali Hamidani’s U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School capstone project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ali Hamidani) The AI-piloted modified F-16 fighter jet flown …
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