Credits: @MulundaArchie Following a Kenya Air Force Harbin Y-12 crash on 12 January 2021, another African Y-12 most probably ended its service life. A Zambian Air Force (ZAF) Y-12 crashed at Kasempa airfield on 26 January 2021. A Zambian Air Force Y-12 aircraft with 5 crew carrying five 210 litre …
Read More »Indian Army HAL Dhruv Helicopter Crashes In J&K’s Kathua District, Pilot Dead, Another Injured
A Dhruv of the Indian Army – Credits: Noel Reynolds – HAL Dhruv (Indian Army) An Indian Army HAL Dhruv helicopter crashed near Lakhanpur, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. The pilots were critically injured and one pilot later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. The co-pilot, who has …
Read More »Peruvian Army Agusta A109K2 Helicopter Crashed Into Jungle Near Mazamari
The Army aircraft fell near a house. Source: Courtesy An Agusta A109K2 of the Peruvian Army, operated by 1er Brigada de Aviacion del Ejército, Batallón 811, crashed into jungle near Mazamari/Manue Prado Airport – Base Contraterrorista Micaela Bastidas (SPMF), after a reconnaissance flight. All seven occupants, 4 crew and 3 …
Read More »PAF Buying J-10C? J-10C Model With Interesting Serial Number Spotted at PAF Base Masroor
J-10C plaque for PAF squadron Bandits An interesting photo of the Chinese Chengdu J-10 Single-engine, lightweight fighter aircraft model spotted at PAF AB Masroor is circulating on social media. The interesting thing about the J-10C model is the serial number of “21-601” and PAF squadron Bandits marking on it. No. …
Read More »UAE Signs A Deal To Buy 50 F-35 Fighter Aircraft & 18 MQ-9 Reaper Drones
Five U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II’s assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing line up before taking off at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., July 27, 2019. The 56th FW has 100 F-35s currently assigned, as the Air Force’s largest fighter training base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. …
Read More »U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Lands In Syria
At the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Cali., a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing at Task Force Ragnar’s tactical assembly area, May 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Katherine Zins) The US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk made a hard landing as a result …
Read More »Iranian Long-Range Missiles Lands Within 100 Miles Of US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group In Indian Ocean
On Saturday, Iran conducted a test of its medium-range ballistic missiles over the Indian Ocean, landing at least one within 100 miles of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. At least one other missile landed within 20 miles of a merchant’s vessel, U.S. Navy officials told Fox News. The activity was …
Read More »China-India Standoff: Satellite Imagery Shows China Has Built Village 4.5 km Inside Arunachal Pradesh
Image Credits: Planet Labs Inc According to the Indian news media company NDTV report on Monday, China has constructed a new village consisting of 101 homes, approximately 4.5 kilometers within the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh ( an area which has been long disputed by India and China and has been …
Read More »India Approves $6.5 Billion Deal For 83 HAL Tejas Fighter Jets
Credits: IAF The Indian government has approved a $6.5 billion deal to purchase 83 locally manufactured Tejas MK1A lightweight fighter jets – the largest contract by a considerable margin ever signed for indigenous weaponry. The deal was approved by the government’s apex security body, the Cabinet Committee on Security, which …
Read More »Russian Air Force Conducts The First-Ever Antonov An-124 Heavy Cargo Aircraft Elephant walk
Russian Air Force For the first time, the Russian Air Force has conducted a mass launch of 6 AN-124 cargo aircraft, practicing the combat capability of safely and swiftly launching a large number of heavy aircraft. Air Force officials said the total force launch effort was an opportunity for personnel …
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