The MiG-29 fighter jet went down during its landing approach. (Wiki Commons) A Ukrainian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 was lost under unknown circumstances while approaching an unspecified landing position after completing a combat mission. The incident occurred in the early hours of 23 August 2025. The pilot, Mayor Serhii Viktorovych …
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A Spanish photographer captured the moment a Eurofighter Typhoon collided with a seagull at the San Javier Air Show. Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero / @javi_as99 A Spanish Eurofighter from the 11th fighter squadron was performing at the Aire 25 airshow when it suffered a bird strike to the front …
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SR-71A, tail number 64-17963, sits in Heritage Park Feb. 2, 2020 at Beale Air Force Base, California. This SR-71 flew multiple sorties over Vietnam and Korea and was retired on Oct. 28, 1976 after 6,014 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez) Few aircraft …
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Credits: Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page On August 12, 2025, a ride-along passenger aboard a McDonnell Douglas F-15D accidentally activated the ejection system while the jet was taxiing at Westfield Barnes Regional Airport (BAF). The aircraft, operated by the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base, experienced the …
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A Spanish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet (EF-18) fighter jet had a close call after it appeared to lose control during an airshow at a crowded beach in Gijon. During the Gijón Air Festival — which was held over the weekend in Asturias in northern Spain — the jet was performing …
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Here is a list of the top 10 airports in the world, as voted by customers worldwide in the 2023-2024 World Airport Survey.1. Hamad International Airport (DOH), Qatar Located in Doha, Hamad International Airport spans 22 square kilometers and handles over 40 million passengers annually, with a capacity for 100 …
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China unveils full-scale mock-up of world’s first two-seat fifth-gen fighter jet at Airshow in Zhuhai. A new variant of China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet, the J-20S, has captured attention at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, commonly known as the Zhuhai Airshow, which runs from November 12 to …
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Credits: USAF On November 17, 2023, a significant ground incident involving an F-16 fighter jet from the U.S. Air Force caused $30 million in damages at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. The report, published by the U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa Accident Investigation Board, details the …
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Covered in waterproof cloth, full-scale models of a stealth fighter jet reportedly called the J-35 (right) and a J-15 fighter jet are spotted on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Liaoning in Dalian Shipyard, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, in mid-February, 2024. Photo: VCG China is advancing its naval aviation …
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F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., perform final preflight checks before taking off for an integration training mission on Eglin Training Range, Fla., Nov. 6, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. …
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