Temporary replacement fuselage hatch (coloured white) underwent flight test on 19 March – Source: Saab on March 19, Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has successfully conducted the trial which marked the first time an exterior 3D-printed part has been flown on a JAS 39D Gripen aircraft, rather than internal …
Read More »France May Offer Rafale Fighter Jets To Ukraine
Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft fly in formation above Qatar after they receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on Dec. 31, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes) France is considering offering Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine during the upcomming visit of …
Read More »Twenty PLAAF Aircraft Violated Taiwanese Airspace In Largest-ever Incursion
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency and taken on May 11, 2018, two Su-35 fighter jets and a H-6K bomber from the People’s Liberation Army air force fly in formation during patrol that included the Luzon Straits also known as Bashi Straits near Taiwan. (AP) Twenty Chinese military …
Read More »Czech Air Force Aero L-159 Trainer Loses Canopy During Flight
Credits: Army of the Czech Republic During a training flight, the plane lost its canopy for unknown reasons. Pilots descended to the lower altitude and safety landed on home AFB Čáslav. Incident is during investigation by the army and Aero Vodochody company. Army is also looking for canopy. Actualy there …
Read More »Mysterious Drones Swarmed U.S. Navy Destroyers Off The Coast Of California
Multiple U.S. Navy guided missile destroyers sailing off the coast of southern California reportedly encountered a mysterious fleet of drones in 2019. Over the course of four nights in 2019, several unidentified drones swarmed U.S. Navy destroyers off the coast of California. During the evening encounters, as many as six …
Read More »50 Years of Mirage Fighter Aircraft In Pakistan Air Force
Credits: Pakistan Air Force Fifty years after Pakistan bought its first Mirages, many planes in the venerable fleet are still being patched up, overhauled, and upgraded for use in combat, years after conventional wisdom dictates they should be grounded. To commemorate 50 years of service by Mirage Aircraft in Pakistan …
Read More »Uruguayan Air Force Helicopter Carrying Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines Crashes In Rocha
Credits: MDN Uruguay A helicopter of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (Uruguayan Air Force) Bell 212 helicopter transporting covid vaccines encountered a technical malfunction. The pilot had to make an emergency landing and the helicopter and the vaccines were destroyed by fire. The three crew members were injured. An Uruguay’s Air …
Read More »Royal Navy Hawk T1 Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Cornwall
Hawk – RNAS Culdrose 2006 – Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) – Hawk – RNAS Culdrose 2006 The Royal Navy BAe Hawk T1A crashed near St. Martin, Helston, Cornwall. Both pilots ejected safely. The male pilots thought to be trainees, safely ejected moments before the Hawk T1 jet, capable of flying more than 620mph, …
Read More »U.S. F-35 Accidentally Shot Itself With Its Own Gun Pod
One of the two 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron F-35s involved in the strafing runs with the GAU-22. – Credits: USAF A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was significantly damaged when a round fired from its underbelly 25mm gun pod exploded shortly after leaving the muzzle of …
Read More »U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk Trainer Jet Crashes In Orange Grove
A pair of T-45A Goshawks during a training flight over Texas – Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic – navy.mil U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk Crashed during a training flight 3 miles northeast of Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Orange Grove (NOG/KNOG), Orange Groove, Texas, both pilots ejected safely. It happened around 2 …
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