Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has revealed a new advanced jet trainer (AJT) design that it is pitching at the Spanish Air Force’s (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) requirements. Revealed on 16 October, the Airbus Future Jet Trainer (AFJT) is a single-engined twin-seat design that is …
Read More »Turkey Has Reportedly Tests Russian-made S-400 Air Defense System For The First Time
Turkey on Friday reportedly test fired its Russian-made air defense system which they had acquired last year over the strenuous objections of the United States. Video footage emerged on social media reported “comprehensive test” of the S-400 system in the country’s Sinop province on the Black Sea coast. Though unconfirmed, …
Read More »Chinese Xian H-6 Missile Carrier Aircraft Spotted With Air-launched Hypersonic Weapon
Credits: OedoSoldier / Twitter Alleged Video has emerged showing what appears to be a PLAAF H-6N missile carrier aircraft carrying an air-launched Hypersonic missile during landing at Neixiang Afld. In missile look similar to China’s ground-launched DF-17 hypersonic weapon, which uses a ballistic missile to boost an unpowered DF-ZF hypersonic …
Read More »Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Into A Control Tower During Landing
Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Into A Control Tower During Landing During the landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), a helicopter belonging to the Mexican Navy, suffered an accident in which the tail boom was severed, leaving at least three people with multiple minor injuries. The details were …
Read More »Indonesia Considering Buying Second Hand Eurofighter Typhoons To Avoid U.S. Sanctions
Austrian Airforce Eurofighter based at Zeltweg -Copyright: Photograph by Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Ltd As we have reported earlier that Indonesia Wants To Acquire Austria’s Entire Eurofighter Typhoons Fighter Jet Fleet. Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has written to his Austrian counterpart, Klaudia Tanner, expressing an interest in acquiring Eurofighter Typhoon multirole …
Read More »New American Made Fighter Jet Helmets Goes Unused In Ukraine
Photo by Ukrainian MoD Five years earlier, the United States Air National Guard supplied a batch of newly made fighter helmets for the Ukrainian Air Force. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian Air Force is were suffering from a scarcity of oxygen masks and modern helmets for …
Read More »Two ANA Mil Mi-17 Helicopters Collided With Eachother During Takeoff Resulting in Nine Fatalities
Upon takeoff, two Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 helicopters collided in Helmand province, resulting in a total of nine fatalities. The accident occurred in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district when two Afghan National Army military Mi-17 helicopters crashed due to technical issues while they were taking off, the ministry said in a statement. …
Read More »Watch: Pilot Jumping Out Of A Stolen Helicopter As It Crashes Into The Sea
Credits: Dark Footage / Youtube At the end of the Vietnam War, Saigon was forced into a historic evacuation as the North Vietnamese army descended upon the city. Among the countless stories of heroism and bravery, this photo remains a moving record of what a man is willing to for …
Read More »F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jet Gets Flyby & Water Salute On Arrival At Palm Springs Air Museum
F-117A Stealth Fighter #833 arrival at the Palm Springs Air Museum – Credits: Palm Springs Air Museum / Youtube On Oct. 3, 2020, the Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM), in Palm Springs, California, welcomed the F-117A #833 with a military retirement ceremony. The Nighthawk 85-0833 is the second-highest combat mission …
Read More »Mid-Air Nightmare: Watch IAF Pilot Lands An-32 Aircraft On Two Wheel After Landing Gear Malfunction
On 6 February 2012, a Mid-Air Nightmare happened when Indian Air Force An-32 K-3060 came into land. The crew realizes that the left main wheel failed to descend. Indian Air Force (IAF) Flight Lieutenant Gunadnya Kharche successfully landed an An-32 transport aircraft on a single landing wheel at the Sulur Air …
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