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On 27 February, A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating Flight PK-786 from London Heathrow to Islamabad lost radio contact for a space of about 50 minutes. According to reports by The Aviation Herald, ATC first lost contact with Flight PK-786 whilst in German airspace. After passing into Czech airspace, …

U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe has been named the new F-35A Demo Team Pilot for the 2020 and 2021 air demonstration season. Capt. Wolfe becomes the first female F-35A Demo Team pilot and only the second USAF F-35A Demo Team Pilot in history. Wolfe will pilot the military’s …

Elon Musk, the chief engineer of SpaceX, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, and program executive officer for space, during a question-and-answer session on the first day of U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day, Nov. 5, 2019, San Francisco, Calif. (U.S. …

The Colombian Bell UH-1H Huey II helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Regretfully three occupants died and two occupants were seriously injured. “The air force reports that the Huey II helicopter … which was flying between Air Combat Command No. 4, in Melgar-Tolima, and Air Maintenance Command, in the city of …

Pakistan is celebrating ‘Surprise Day’ as a tribute to a retaliatory attack by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on a botched Indian attempt to strike in Balakot this time last year. On Feb. 27, 2019, the Pakistan Air Force conducted Operation Swift Retort, shooting down two Indian Air Force fighter …

Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the eastern Aegean islet of Agathonisi on Monday and were intercepted by Greek counterparts. The Hellenic National Defense General Staff said the Turkish planes had entered Athens’ flight-information region without submitting a flight plan, according to Greek media outlet Ekathimerini. Flights by Turkish …

Russia Has Developed Prototype of Air-to-Ground Hypersonic Missile for Su-57. The new weapons system can reportedly be fitted inside the Su-57s internal weapons bay. “The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex have created a prototype of a small-sized air-to-surface hypersonic missile for[internal] deployment on the Su-57 fighter,” a source was quoted …

There is an old joke that runs through the bomber fleet that when the B-1 and B-2 bombers are retired, the pilots will be flown home from the boneyard in the B-52 Stratofortress. The article by Tony R. Landis, Air Force Materiel Command History Office shows hows U.S. Air Force …

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday shared irrefutable evidence with media to reject Indian claims of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter plane on February 27 last year, by putting on display all the four missiles recovered from the wreckage of India air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s fighter jet. The …

At first glance, this F-15 may look like any other example of the venerable McDonnell Douglas design, but it’s actually an F-15EX, with advanced multi-role equipment and capabilities. US defence major Boeing is considering offering its F-15EX fighter jets to the Indian Air Force and has sought a licence from …