The first experimental “Adir” (F-35I) aircraft in the IAF arrived at Tel Nof AFB. Credits: Israeli Air Force on November 11, 2020, Israeli Air Force Flight Testing Center (FTC) at Tel-Nof AFB received the first F-35I Adir test aircraft outside the United States. The one-of-a-kind aircraft, with serial 924 and …
Read More »Video Shows Russian An-124 Transport Aircraft Overruns Runway During Emergency Landing
The An-124 Rusland overran the runway at Novosibirsk on Nov. 13, 2020. (Image via Aviaforum, JACDEC) on Nov. 13, 2020, An Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO reporting name: Condor), belonging to Volga-Dnepr Airlines, an airline based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, and specialized in air charter services, with 14 people on board, overran …
Read More »U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Killing 8 Including 6 Americans
Troopers assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participate in a land to air to sea casualty evacuation training exercise during their nine month rotation in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Jan. 22, 2016. Photo by Sgt. William Tanner A UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Sinai desert in …
Read More »Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes in Nangarhar Killing Two
Old Mi-17 elicopter Crash Image The Afghan military Mil Mi-17 crashed upon takeoff. Two crew members died and another two were injured. The crash happened due to technical issues as the helicopter was taking off in Hesarak district, MoD said in a statement. Last night around 12:00 a.m., an AAF …
Read More »Azerbaijan Accidentally Shot Down Russian Mi-24 Helicopter In Armenia
Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry announced late Monday that its forces “accidentally” shot down a Mi-24 helicopter belonging to the Russian Army. A Russian Mi-24 military helicopter with RF-91855 tail number has been shot down over Armenia, near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two crew members, the Russian defense ministry says. “On November …
Read More »F-35 Stealth Fighters Availability For Missions Is Around 50%: Robert Behler
A pair of F-35 Lightning IIs pass under the sun while doing maneuvers to the Eglin Air Force Base runway. The 33rd Fighter Wing-owned aircraft is a fifth-generation fighter and used to train pilots and maintainers. (Photo by Samuel King) Robert F. Behler is a retired the United States Air Force …
Read More »Armenia Shot Down Azerbaijani Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drone
Credits: Shushan Stepanyan On 8 November, the spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry, Shushan Stepanyan, has reported that it shot down an Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 combat drone. At the announcement, Shushan Stepanyan said that at around 13:40 Armenian Air Defense units of the Defense Army shot down another enemy Bayraktar TB2 …
Read More »Germany Buying 38 New Tranche 4 Eurofighter Jets For €5.4 billion
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon launches from the runway June 4, 2012, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The GAF is participating in RED FLAG-Alaska 12-2, a two-week-long exercise providing aircrew realistic combat sorties and increasing their chances of survival in combat. The German parliament’s budget committee approved a €5.4 …
Read More »Russia’s Upgraded Tu-160M2 Makes First Flight With Largest & Most Powerful Engine Ever Fitted On A Military Aircraft
Tu-160M heavy strategic bomber – Credits: United Aircraft Corp Russia has surprised the world by announcing the successful test flight of a Cold War-era Tu-160M heavy strategic bomber equipped with new NK-32-02 engines. on Nov. 3, 2020, The latest version of the Russian massive Tu-160 (NATO reporting name “Blackjack”) has …
Read More »Bangladesh Air Force C-130 Transport Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Khabarovsk Airport In Russia
Bangladesh Air Force C-130J – Credits: commons.wikimedia A Bangladesh Air Force C-130 transport plane made an emergency landing at Khabarovsk airport in Russia. Local officials said two of the plane’s four turboprops failed and it landed safely at Khabarovsk International airport in the Russian Far East. Damage to the aircraft …
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