Libya’s GNA forces shoot down UAE’s Wing Loong-II UAV armed with AKD-10 AtG missile in Libya Burkan Al-Ghadab operation under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has confirmed on Facebook that its defense forces have shot down Wing Loong drone – made in China and bought by …
Read More »Royal Malaysian Air Force Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter makes emergency landing in Kedah
Royal Malaysian Air Force Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter makes emergency landing in Gubir Camp, Kedah – Malaysia Read more news on Defense headlines A military Nuri helicopter made an emergency landing at the Gubir Camp area in Kedah today, causing slight injuries to the 15 people on board, according to …
Read More »Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Crashes in Star Wars Canyon leaves Visitors Injured, Pilot missing
A US Navy single-seat F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Vigilantes’ of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-151) based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Calif., crashed on Jul. 31, 2019 in the morning at approximately 10 a.m. PST, east of Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California. The aircraft …
Read More »18 Dead in Pakistan Army Aviation Corps aircraft crashes into residential area in Rawalpindi
A Pakistan Army Aviation Corps Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i Aircraft crashed into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi killing all five crew members on board and at least 13 people on the ground. The aircraft – belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation – was on a routine …
Read More »Azerbaijani Air Force MiG-29 Fighter jet crashes into the Sea, Pilot Missing
An Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) MiG-29 fighter crashed into the Caspian Sea at around 22:00 h local time on 24 July while on a routine night training flight, the Ministry of Defence announced on its website the next day. The ministry said search and rescue measures were taken to find …
Read More »Pilot ejected safely as Patrouille de France Jet Crash-Lands on Road during Airshow Rehearsal
On Thursday 25 July 2019, Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (number 2) belonging to the Patrouille de France, aerobatic display team, crash landed on a road near Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport, in the south of France. The pilot managed to eject and was injured. He’s currently being …
Read More »4 dead and 3 missing in a Air Saguenay plane crash into a Labrador lake, Canada
Four people are dead and three others are missing following a crash of an Air Saguenay plane into a Labrador lake. Air Saguenay confirmed to CTV News that seven people were believed to have been aboard the plane when it went down in northern Labrador Tuesday morning. The number included one …
Read More »9 dead as Sweden plane carrying skydivers crashes into river
A Gippsland GA-8 Airvan plane operated by Skydive Umeå carrying skydivers crashes into the river near Storsandskär, near Umeå – Sweden The aircraft was presumably destroyed and the nine occupants onboard were fatally injured. The plane took off from Umea airport shortly after 1.30pm and came down around 2 pm, …
Read More »Royal Thai Air Force L-39 Albatros crashes in Chiang Mai, killing pilot
An Aero Vodochody L-39ZA /ART Albatros of Wing 411 crashed under unknown circumstances. The instructor pilot died in the crash, the trainee pilot survived the crash but was injured. The plane crashed during a training session, air force spokesman Pongsak Semachai said, adding that officials are still investigating the cause …
Read More »Two Qatar Air Force training jets collided in Mid-Air and crashed
Two Qatar Emiri Air Force training jet collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The incident was announced on the ministry’s Twitter account without mention of the date or time of the incident. “During a training flight a collision occurred between …
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