The first KF-X fighter prototype is almost complete, adding that the aircraft will be formally rolled out in April. Two more prototypes are currently being assembled at the plant. (DAPA) on 1 March, 2021, South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) announced that assembly of the first prototype of the …
Read More »Aviación Militar Bolivariana Embraer T-27 Tucano Trainer Aircraft Makes A Force Landing In The Farm
Cima360 / Twitter On 1 March 2021, an Aviación Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (AMBV, Venezuela Air Force) EMB312A Tucano, serial 5050 (construction number 312247), force landed around 09:00 hrs LT in a field between the cities of Mariara and San Joaquín in the north of the country, about eighty kilometers …
Read More »Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35M Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Syria Killing Pilot & Injuring Crew Members
Credits: IDLIB POST / Twitter A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35M helicopter made an emergency landing in Al-Hasakah Governorate after a technical malfunction. Some media report that the pilot died in the crash, but this was denied by Russian sources. The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified that the chopper had not …
Read More »Skunk Works Will Soon Begin Ground Testing Of Secret New Aircraft Called Speed Racer
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works plans to begin testing the Speed Racer vehicle in the near future. Credit: Lockheed Martin According to Lockheed Martin spokeswoman a secretive new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is poised to enter ground testing “imminently”. The UAS known only as …
Read More »Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashed Shortly After Takeoff Killing All 7 On-board
A Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff following a reported loss of engine power near near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA), Abuja, Nigeria. The seven people onboard perished. The Nigerian Air Force NAF201, a B350 aircraft departed Abuja at …
Read More »USAF T-38 Trainer Jet Crashes During A Touch-and-go Training Killing Both Pilots
Pilots from the 80th Flying Training Wing Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program take off to practice maneuvers in the T-38 Talon Oct. 2, 2014, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danny Webb/Released) A USAF Northrop T-38C Talon, operated by 14th FTW, crashed in a …
Read More »French Rafale Fighter Jet Damaged After Hitting Power Lines During Low Altitude Flight
The damaged Rafale as seen after the landing at Orange. (Photo: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) on Feb. 17, 2021, A French Rafale fighter jet of the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace struck medium voltage power lines during a low altitude training flight at around 2 PM local …
Read More »Taiwanese Military MALE UAS Crashed During A Test Flight
Credits: 自由時報電子報 / Youtube The Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology MALE UAS crashed during a test flight near the Taitung Forest Park as a result of an error in the flight control system. The UCAV took off from the Chih-hang Air Force Base this afternoon on a …
Read More »Australian Army Black Hawk Helicopter Made An Emergency Landing In Park After A Rotor Blade Was Damaged
No-one was injured when the Black Hawk helicopter made its emergency landing.(ABC News) The helicopter made an emergency landing in a public park after a rotor blade was damaged. The blade clipped the structure of ferry during an anti-terrorist training exercise. There were no injuries. On 17 February 2021, Australian …
Read More »How Soviet Union Published F-14 Tomcat Booklet For Their Fighter Pilots
There are a lot of rumors circulating that the Soviet Union received the Iranian F-14 Tomcat. Iranian F-14 was ever ‘given’ to the Soviets. The Soviets made parts for TF-30 engines of Iranian F-14s. Soviet Union has developed the Zaslon radar or the R-33 missile for their MiG-31 on the …
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