Formation of five Rafales making a flypast – Credits: Rama As we have reported earlier, Greece Getting 18 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets From France, 8 Are Free. Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters. The report says a preliminary agreement for the acquisition has been …
Read More »Libya’s Government of National Accord Forces Seizes Libyan National Army Mil Mi-8 Helicopter
The Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord has seized a Mil Mi-8 helicopter of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces in southern Abu Grein; western Sirte. After making an emergency landing, the LNA pilot fled the scene. Images show damage to the fuselage and cockpit. …
Read More »MiG-29 Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Libya, Russian Pilot Ejected Safely (Video)
A MiG-29 fighter jet, allegedly owned by Russian state-sponsored private military contractors, has been shot down in Libya. A video that recently appeared on social media purportedly shows a Russian-speaking pilot after their aircraft went down in Libya who is about to be picked up by an Mi-24 Hind gunship …
Read More »Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons Getting Next-generation Radar
Euro Fighter Typhoon without nose allows the view of the antenna of the onboard radar “EuroRADAR CAPTOR”. ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 – See Details: British multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems and Italian defense group Leonardo have been awarded a contract to develop next generation radar for …
Read More »Is Iran Reverse Engineering The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Aircraft?
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Air Force, Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, that a decision had been made to develop a domestic heavyweight fighter aircraft, which if successful would mark the second indigenous Iranian fighter to enter serial production. The aircraft would follow on from the success of the Kowsar lightweight …
Read More »South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape at Saechon Factory
Credits: KAI A new photo and video from the South Korean Defense Ministry shows its indigenous KF-X fifth-generation fighter jet is beginning to take shape at the Saechon factory where it is being assembled. KAI is also receiving assistance from Lockheed Martin on the project, which has an estimated total …
Read More »U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Caught Fire & Destroyed During Emergency Landing
A CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Evan Thompson/Released) After making an emergency landing, the USMC helicopter caught fire and was destroyed. The four crew members left …
Read More »PLAAF Fighter Jet Crashes Near Guilin Qifengling Air Base
An unidentified fighter jet of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), believed to be either a Sukhoi Su-35 or a Chengdu J-10, reportedly crashed near Guilin, in the southern province of Guangxi, China. The pilot successfully ejected but was injured upon landing. The alleged crash site in Guilin is about …
Read More »Russia Has Sold Over 550 Sukhoi Su-30 Fighter Jets
PLAAF Sukhoi Su-30MKK at Lipetsk-2 – Credits: Dmitriy Pichugin The Sukhoi Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia’s Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. Entering service in the Russian Air Force in …
Read More »U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper UAV Damaged During Take-off At Holloman AFB
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off at Hurlburt Field, Fla., .(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Bainter) A MQ-9 Reaper UAV was damaged during take-off attempt at Holloman AFB when it left the runway. A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 49th Wing sustained damage when it left the …
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