A General Dynamics F-16B from the Republic of China Air Force, operated by 4th TFW, slammed into a ditch at the end of the taxiway, during training at Pingtung (South) Air Base (RCDC). The aircraft was seen landing on this taxiway that was simulating a road runway at the northern …
Read More »Watch: Mexican Navy Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Shortly After Takeoff
Mexican Navy Mi-17 Helicopter lost control and crashes shortly after takeoff on a football field, resulting in multiple serious injuries. The aircraft was reported to have 20 people on board when it crashed in Agua Blanca, Mexico, a small coastal town. Among those on board, the aircraft when it crashed …
Read More »Su-57M: New Enhanced Variant Of Russian Stealth Fighter Jet Coming Soon
According to the TASS report, Su-57M the production of an enhanced version of the Su-57 next-generation fighter, which first began serial production in 2019, is expected to start in 2025. An unnamed source in the military-industrial sector was cited as the origin of the story. “In the upgraded version of …
Read More »Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 Bomber Crashed Near Perm
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 crashed near Perm under unknown circumstances during a training flight. Both pilots ejected safely. “On August 27, a Su-24 plane crashed 95 km west of the city of Perm while making a flight to the Aircraft Repair Enterprise for scheduled repairs. According to the …
Read More »When Pilot Mistakenly Landed A-7 Corsairs On The Wrong Aircraft Carrier
During a tour of duty on Yankee Station an A-7 Corsair II from USS Kitty Hawk mistakenly landed on USS Hancock. ‘During a tour of duty on Yankee Station in the 1970s, an A-7 pilot from one of the KITTY HAWK’s air wing entered the landing pattern of HANCOCK, a much smaller …
Read More »Reach 871 Flight Actually Evacuated 823 Afghans From Kabul Setting C-17 New Record
As we have reported earlier about the Reach 871: U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Flight that Evacuated Afghan civilians from Kabul. Since the news went viral there were many contradictions about the exact number of Afghan civilians on the flight. Based on recorded radio communications, it was initially reported …
Read More »American Combat Aircraft Flying Armed Overwatch Sorties Over Kabul
The Pentagon says American combat aircraft are flying armed overwatch sorties over Kabul in the past 24 hours to covers the evacuations. The U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets flying from the deck of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, which is presently sailing in the North Arabian Sea. …
Read More »MQ-25 Stingray Drone Completes First Air-to-Air Refueling With An E-2D Hawkeye
on Aug. 18, 2021, Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone refuels Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command and control aircraft for the first time. The Boeing-owned MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, transferred fuel to an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the most recent variant of the Hawkeye platform, that was given an AAR …
Read More »Russian Air Force Upgraded MiG-29SMT Crashes In Southern Russia Killing Pilot
A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29SMT fighter jet crashes in southern under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. The upgraded MiG-29SMT was not carrying an arms load when it crashed in a deserted area of the Astrakhan region that borders the Caspian Sea, the Defense Ministry’s Southern Military …
Read More »USAF Investigating Afghan Civilian Deaths During C-17 Taking off From Kabul
As we have shared with you earlier the shocking video that shows desperate afghans who clung to the USAF C-17 Globemaster transport plane falling from the sky. Now according to the latest reports, the Air Force is investigating the events that led to a C-17 taking off with civilians …
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