Pakistan’s determination to enhance its air force capabilities remains evident as it continues its path toward modernization, targeting the acquisition of advanced Chinese J-31 stealth fighter jets. Confirming this strategic move, Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zahir Ahmed Babar has articulated plans for the incorporation of the J-31 into the Pakistan …
Read More »Russian Military Aircraft Accidentally Bombs Own Village
Aleksandr Markin – Su-25 93 red At least seven private residential houses in the village of Petropavlovka in Russia’s Voronezh region were damaged when a Russian military aircraft accidentally dropped an aviation munition over a Russian village. The Russian Defense Ministry said that on January 2 at about 9 a.m. …
Read More »Japan Airlines Flight JL516 Carrying 367 Passengers Collides With Coast Guard Plane at Haneda Airport
Credits: Screenshot / Twitter A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after it collided with a Coast Guard aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. The Japan Airlines plane had 367 passengers and 12 crew. All were evacuated in time. Five …
Read More »The Loudest Military Aircraft In The World Flying Today?
Two Tu-95 (center) and one B-52H (front); behind is the much larger An-124. Credits: TSGT. FERNANDO SERNA / US Air Force As per the Guinness Book of World Records, the Tupolev Tu-95 holds the title of the loudest active military aircraft. After World War II, the Soviet Union sought a …
Read More »SR-72 World’s Fastest Plane Ever To Take Flight in 2025
SR-72 World’s Fastest Plane Ever To Take Flight in 2025 Lockheed Martin’s “Son of Blackbird” the SR-72 will be the world’s fastest-ever plane and is set to hit the skies in 2025 as it promises to fly past staggering speeds of over 4,000mph. The SR-72 plane is part of a …
Read More »Russian Aerial Attack: 122 Missiles, 36 Drones, 27 Killed, 144 Injured in Ukraine
In a stark escalation of hostilities, Russia initiated its most extensive missile and drone attack on several Ukrainian cities, marking a distressing surge in the ongoing conflict. Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, killing at least 27 civilians and wounding 144 across the country in what …
Read More »80 Facts About Inter-American Air Forces Academy
Albert Nieves poses for a portrait at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 30, 2022. Nieves is the lead instructor for the Pilot Instrument Procedures Course and the Instructor Pilot Instrument Procedures Course at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy. Nieves retired as a lieutenant colonel, was a foreign affairs officer …
Read More »US Air Force Conducts Historic Reverse Air Refueling Test
U.S. Air Force Capt. Clark Albers, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, approaches the boom of another KC-10 to perform routine aerial refueling training in an aerial refueling track over Northern California and Oregon, Dec. 12, 2023. Travis Air Force Base is the last U.S. Air Force installation to …
Read More »U.S. Super Hornets Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Spears/ Released) In a display of defense capabilities, United States assets effectively intercepted a barrage of assaults launched by Houthi forces in …
Read More »Hellenic Air Force T-2 Training Jet Crash Claims Pilot’s Life on Farewell Flight
Credits: Hellenic Air Force A Hellenic Air Force North American T-2E Buckeye training jet of the 363rd Air Training Squadron of the 120th Air Training Wing crashed shortly after take-off just off the base fence at Kalamata AF Base in Southern Greece. The 40-year-old Major Epaminondas Kosteas sole pilot died …
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