Indonesian authorities say they have found the location where they believe a Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from the country’s capital Jakarta on Saturday. The Indonesian Navy has determined the coordinates of the plane and ships have been deployed to the location, Navy official …
Read More »Here Are Apparently The First Official Pictures Of JF-17 Thunder Block-III
As we have reported earlier, First JF-17 Thunder Block III Fighter Jet prototype made Its Maiden Flight. In December 2019, allegedly on the 16th although the images were posted the 27th, the first JF-17 Block III “3000” made its maiden flight at the CAC facilities in Chengdu (China). Now here …
Read More »Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 Airplane With 65 People Onboard Loses Contact After Takeoff
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-524 (WL), performing flight SJY182, disappeared from radar about 4 minutes after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII) and crashed in the sea. The are 2 pilotes, 4 cabin crew members and 59 passengers on board. A statement released by the budget airline said the Boeing …
Read More »An Explorer Found Secret CIA A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crash Site Near Area 51
An air-to-air left front view of a A-12 aircraft. Erroneously identified as Y-12 in the source, but Serial Number 06932 is a A-12 (see en:Lockheed A-12). This aircraft was lost over South China Sea on June 6, 1968 An A-12 Oxcart. The predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed’s Skunkworks built …
Read More »RAF Pick MBDA’s Spear 3 Cruise Missile For F-35 Fighter Jet
Royal Air Force courtesy photo The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence has contracted MBDA to supply the miniature, cruise missile system for F-35 fighter jets. British F-35B combat jets are to be equipped with a new mini cruise missile following the signing …
Read More »Amazon Buys Planes For The First Time To Expand Growing Air Freight Network
An Amazon Air Boeing 767-300ER(BDSF) operated by Air Transport International. – Credits: Medessec Via Wikipedia Amazon.com Inc. is buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes, the first time to expands its growing air freight network. The online retail giant has purchased, rather than leased, aircraft for its fast-growing air cargo operation. …
Read More »South Korea Unveils Conceptual Design For Future Next-generation Light Aircraft Carrier
The RoKN unveiled on 3 January a revised conceptual design for its future light aircraft carrier featuring a twin-island arrangement. (RoKN) on 3 January, The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) unveiled a revised conceptual design for its future next-generation light aircraft carrier. The RoKN pointed out, however, that the latest …
Read More »Iranian Drone Fires New Indigenously Built Azarakhsh Air-to-air Missile
The Iranian Army’s Karrar-class drone just test-fired an air-to-air Azarakhsh missile at mock hostile targets during a large-scale drill involving combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Video footage shows that Iran has fired its Azarakhsh missile, which was originally claimed to be a combination anti-tank and short-range surface-to-air weapon. At the …
Read More »The Production Rate Of The JF-17 Thunder Reduce to 15 Days For Each Aircraft
Pakistan Air Force has been handed over 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft – Credits: PAF On 30 December 2020, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex celebrated the completion of dual-seat JF-17 aircraft for PAF and formally launched the production work of Block-III JF-17 aircraft in a ceremony held at Kamra. PAC formally handed over 14 state-of-the-art indigenously developed …
Read More »Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Fighter Jet Crashes Near Suratgarh, Rajasthan
Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison – Credits: Indian Air Force An Indian Air Force Hindustan MiG-21 Bison, of 23sq “Panthers”/35 Wing, crashed at Suratgarh Air Force Station (VI43), Rajasthan, after a technical malfunction. As per initial reports, the pilot of the aircraft has survived the crash and there has been …
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