Credits: IAF The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets has arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base, Indian officials. Five brand-new Indian Air Force Dassault Rafale fighters recently touched down at Ambala Air Force Station in Haryana, India. Two Indian Su-30 fighters escorted the Rafales as they …
Read More »When U.S. Air Force Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Stealth Fighter Through Austrian Airspace
“Goldhaube” radar plotting – flight paths from Friday, October 18, 2002, 3: 03-3: 10 p.m. – Graphic: Armed Forces An unusual story has surfaced involving the U.S. Air Force F-117s Stealth Fighter aircraft, and a little bit of trickery. The story dates back to Oct. 18, 2002, when the USAF …
Read More »RAF Chinook Makes Force Landing After Reportedly Striking Powerlines
Credits: WalesOnline RAF Chinook suspected to have had a wire strike (overhead power lines), and force landed in a field near Llangynin, Carmarthenshire at 10:30pm local time on 28 July 2020. The MoD said the incident happened on Tuesday evening near Llangynin, and the twin-engine aircraft crew suffered “minor injuries”. …
Read More »Iran Releases Video Of Firing Missile At Mock U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
Iran has released video footage and other details about a major exercise in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz that involved various types of attacks on a mock U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard employed various air, sea, and ground-launched weapons against the faux flattop, including anti-ship …
Read More »How Israel Using Advanced F-16 Flight Simulation Technology To Train IAF Fighter Pilots
Photo by Yael Havia Israeli Air Force 420th (“Fighter Simulator”) Squadron at Hatzor AFB, at the F-16 Instruction Center, trains IAF pilots to various emergency scenarios that can occur during any flight. The center’s goal is to train aircrew members to fly on the platform. Immediately after graduating from the …
Read More »Taliban Shot down Afghan Air Force Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter In Helmand
Credits: Pajhwok Afghan News An Afghan Air Force Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk made an emergency landing and caught fire. At least two occupants members were injured. The incident happened about 8:40 am local time in Kajaki district the statement said, adding that “five crew members were wounded slightly.” Afghan media quoted …
Read More »Iran Air Force Pilatus PC-7 Training Aircraft Performed Belly-landed On A Roadside
Credits: Reza_Mad / Twitter The pilots of the Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft belonging to the Iranian Air Force belly-landed on a roadside east of the city of Isfahan. No one was injured in the incident. The training plane, was on a mission from Isfahan to Yazd and had a technical …
Read More »Indonesia Wants To Acquire Austria’s Entire Eurofighter Typhoons Fighter Jet Fleet
Austrian Airforce Eurofighter based at Zeltweg -Copyright: Photograph by Geoffrey Lee, Planefocus Ltd Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has written to his Austrian counterpart, Klaudia Tanner, expressing an interest in acquiring Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from the latter. The Austrian Air Force operates a fleet of 15 Typhoons, which …
Read More »IAF Urgently Buying HAMMER Missiles To Boost Rafale Jets Capabilities
As we have reported earlier, Indian Air Force To Deploy Rafale Fighters Jet In Ladakh Sector Amid Border Tensions With China. IAF To Receive 6 Rafale Fighter Jets Loaded With Meteor Missiles By July-End With the Rafales arriving in the country in the middle of a dispute with China, the …
Read More »“Top Gun: Maverick” Movie Release Date Delayed To July 2, 2021
Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick, the upcoming sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Paramount Pictures announced late Thursday, July 23, 2020, that the upcoming release of “Top Gun: Maverick” will be delayed for a second time until July 2, 2021. …
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