The first A400M during its fourth flight on 15 January 2010 – Credits: Benurs Russia has repeatedly tried to jam the GPS navigation systems used by U.K. Royal Air Force aircraft operating from an airbase in Cyprus. Two British newspapers The Times and Telegraph have concluded that Russia is behind the actions and, …
Read More »Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Pilot Injured By Laser Attack
Virgin Atlantic airline Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner pilot injured by laser attack and had to turn around after take-off from London, his vision failing to recover after being blinded by a laser. A Virgin Atlantic flight VS453 operating from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Israel had to turn back when a …
Read More »Hacker Leaked Secret Details Of GlobalEye AEW&C On Dark Web
A screenshot of documents posted to Clop Leaks appears to show Saab’s GlobalEye radar defense system attached to a Bombardier private jet in a schematics picture Hackers leaked the secret details of a Swedish/Canadian GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft after its manufacturers seemingly manufacturer Bombardier refused to pay …
Read More »U.S. Air Force 20-foot-long High-Performance Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach
This U.S. Air Force training drone is surrounded by police tape after washing ashore on the beach at Ocean Ridge Hammock Park – Credits: Miranda Christian/ Twitter U.S. Air Force 20-foot-long High-Performance BQM-167A target drone washes up on Ocean Ridge Hammock Park, south of West Palm Beach. The drone was …
Read More »Russia Merging MiG and Sukhoi Fighter Jet Manufacturing Companies
Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 flying in formation – Credits: aviation.stackexchange A series of structural changes are on the way for Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and leading aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG. The Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec (the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production, and Export of Advanced …
Read More »F-36 Kingsnake: A Brand-new Fighter Jet That Could Replace the F-16
Last month, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown admitted that F-35 failed to replace F-16 as planned. The United States Air Force announced the need for a new multi-use fighter jet to replace its aging F-16 fleet while stressing that it would not feature the same high-price …
Read More »42 Taiwanese F-16 Fighting Falcon Upgraded To F-16V Block 70/72 Standard
The Taiwanese military displayed high-profile weapons used by the F-16V Blk20 modified and upgraded model, including the first exposed AIM-9X off-axis shooting Rattlesnake missile, which is the top weapon of the US military. (Chen Zongyi / Duowei News) Taiwan has upgraded 42 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the F-16V Block …
Read More »Walkaround Video Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Jet
YOUTUBE SCREENCAP The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. Production started in 1969 and reached large numbers with over 5,000 aircraft built, making it the most produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history. Today the MiG-23 remains in limited service …
Read More »Afghan Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes After Being Shot Killing 9
Old Mi-17 elicopter Crash Image Nine people on board an Afghan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter were killed after it crash-landed in the Maidan Wardak province In a statement, it said that four crew members of the MI-17 helicopter along with five security personnel were killed in the crash, in the …
Read More »Japan’s Iconic F-4EJ Phantom Bids Fond Farewell With Final Flight
Last three Phantoms at Gifu – タルタル On March 17, 2021, the remaining three F-4EJ Phantom aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force made their last flight at Gifu Air Base, north of Nagoya. With the retirement of the airframes 17-8301/301, 47-8336/336 and 07-8431/431 the career of the F-4 in …
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