The US Navy (USN) has contracted Northrop Grumman to build and deliver a further 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. U.S. Navy on 10 April awarded Northrop Grumman a modification to definitize the previously awarded E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Lot 7 advance acquisition contract to …
Read More »More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed since 2001
According to the Washington Post investigation, More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed between 2001 and 2015 The Pentagon has shrouded the extent of the problem and kept details of most of the crashes a secret. The Post’s year-long investigation, however, raises questions about drone safety, identifying 418 …
Read More »Haftar’s Libyan National Army claims to shot down a Libyan government military aircraft
The GNA and Haftar’s forces were exchanging tit-for-tat airstrikes on each other’s positions near the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, claims to have shot down a military aircraft en route from the city of Misrata, an official representative of the …
Read More »Russia publicly threatens Ukraine with “military conflict” over Kerch Strait incident
According to TASS Russian officials publicly threaten Ukraine with “military conflict” over Kerch Strait incident Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday approved a statement saying that violations of the rules of navigation by Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait are fraught with a military conflict with Russia in which NATO may …
Read More »New Satellite Imagery Suggests IAF Balakot Airstrike was a ‘Very Precise Miss’
Three defense analysts Marcus Hellyer, Nathan Ruser and Aakriti Bachhawat in an Australian publication The Strategist have said thatNew High-resolution Satellite Imagery Suggests IAF Balakot Airstrike was a ‘Very Precise Miss’ This new visual evidence of a lack of damage is odd — considering the Indian Air Force used ‘precision bombing’, or to …
Read More »Afghan Taliban Claims It Shot Down U.S. B-52 Bomber in Afghanistan: Reports
The Afghan Taliban has claimed the downing of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber in the Washir district of Helmand Province, killing all crew. Taliban* militants have claimed they shot down a US B-52 heavy bomber, Syrian news site Muraselon reports. The incident purportedly took place when the aircraft was departing …
Read More »US Navy joins Japan in search of F 35A fighter jets lost in the Pacific Ocean feared Russia or China Find it First
A frantic search is on for an F-35 that disappeared from radar and appears to have crashed somewhere off Japan. A US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem with the Navy’s 7th Fleet are assisting the Japanese air and maritime assets dispatched …
Read More »Afghan National Army Helicopter crashed at Kandahar International Airport, 2 Pilot injured
Afghan National Army (ANA) MD Helicopters MD530F Cayuse Warrior crashed at Kandahar International Airport (OAKN/KDH) – Afghanistan The military helicopter crashed upon landing during a training flight under unknown circumstances. Two Afghan national army pilots have suffered minor injuries after a training helicopter crashed in the country’s southern province of …
Read More »United States Air Force drone crashes in Helmand province of Afghanistan
The United States Air Force drone crashes in Helmand province of Afghanistan An unmanned aerial vehicle of coalition forces has crashed in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to informed military sources, the drone crashed earlier today after experience engine failure. “One of our unmanned aircraft experienced engine failure and …
Read More »Iran Border patrol Bell 214A/C helicopter crashes in Urmia, 1 dead & 3 injured
Islamic Republic of Iran Police Aviation Bell 214A/C helicopter crashes in Dalampar, Urmia Iran The Helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. One crew member is said to have died in the crash, three others were injured. Head of the Border Guard Command of the province, Fardin Piri, confirmed the news, saying …
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