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 …
Read More »SAAF Museum Aircraft Crashes During Landing At Swartkop Air Force Base
SAAF Museum Aircraft Crashes During Landing At Swartkop Air Force Base – Credits: SAAF The aircraft, a one off Patchen TSC-2 Explorer 2000 reconnaissance aircraft, impacted the terrain while on approach to the Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK), Gauteng, South Africa. The vintage airplane was destroyed by an ensuing post …
Read More »IAF MiG-21 Bison Crashes During Takeoff Killing Group Captain A Gupta
An Indian MiG-21 aircraft takes off. — AFP/File An IAF MiG-21 Bison crashed upon takeoff from an airbase in central India under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. According to a tweet by the IAF, the aircraft crashed during take off while the jet was on a combat …
Read More »China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is likely To Be Nuclear Powered
The Type 002 aircraft carrier in 2017 – GG001213 – Own work A new report revealed, citing sources close to the country’s military claims China’s next aircraft carrier is likely to be nuclear powered. The South China Morning Post quoted a person close to the Chinese navy as saying that shipbuilders “are …
Read More »Russian Mi-8 Military Helicopter Violates Ukrainian Airspace
Russia – Air Force Credits: Igor Dvurekov A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace over the Sumy region. According to Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko, the military helicopter made the airspace violation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sumy region. Andriy Tsaplienko also released a short video showing a …
Read More »Reaction Engines Developing World’s First Hypersonic Fighter Jet Engine
An artist rendering by Reaction Engines shows a potential application of the company’s Sabre engine on an aircraft. (Reaction Engines) British-based Reaction Engines is inching closer towards developing a hypersonic jet engine that could power fighter planes to fly at a speed of up to Mach 5 or five times …
Read More »TU Delft Student Team Unveiled The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
Courtesy AeroDelft The first aircraft took to the skies just over 100 years ago. Now, over 23,000 aircraft carry more than 4 billion passengers around the world every year. But bringing the world closer together has come at a cost. AeroDelft is a TU Delft student team having a goal …
Read More »Royal Air Force Typhoon Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat
A RAF Typhoon FGR4 departs with 2x Storm Shadows. (Image credit: UK MoD/Crown Copyright) On Mar. 10, 2021, Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s used storm shadow cruise missiles to carry out an airstrike on Daesh In Iraq for the first time. The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed the Typhoon airstrike …
Read More »USAF F-22 Raptor Nose Gear Collapses During Landing At Eglin Air Force Base
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing, experienced the collapse of the nose gear during a landing attempt at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The mishap occurred at around 3:30 PM local time, according to a press release from the 96th Test Wing, the main …
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