The Indian Air Force inducted the first unit of four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters on Monday. . The first four of the 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters, which were ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit (HU) at a ceremony held in Chandigarh. …
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Military spokesperson Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor has rejected India’s claims that Pakistan used American-made F-16 jets to down Indian aircraft in an aerial dogfight on February 27. While talking to Russian news agency Sputnik, Major General Ghafoor said that the JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft was used instead. “The …
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U.S. airstrikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on Saturday as the battle intensified there and in southern Helmand province. The air strikes killed 13 civilians, said Safiullah Amiri, a member of Kunduz provincial council. The casualties included children, said fellow council member Amruddin, …
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A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, A2-MBM, impacted the ATC tower and clubhouse at the Matsieng Aerodrome, Botswana. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was killed. Earlier in the afternoon, the pilot was an uninvited guest at a private function that was held at the Matsieng Flying Club …
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The US Air Force recently deployed six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Europe for “theatre integration and flying training” exercises with regional allies and NATO partners — a move viewed as sending a strong message to Russia In response to B-52 Deployment, the Russian army began moving components of its S-300 …
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An aircraft with two occupants, en route from Palmerston North to Taupō, was reported missing Saturday night near the Kaimanawa Ranges on the North Island were it was located at Sunday 24 March at 11:30, about 24 km east of Tūrangi. Both pilots, who were qualified flight instructors, were fatally …
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The US-backed fighters in Syria have declared military victory over ISIS on Saturday, ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq. After weeks of heavy fighting, the tent camp where the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or …
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PASSENGERS have spoken of their terror as furniture was sent flying in a cruise ship after its engines cut out in storms off the west coast of Norway. Rescue helicopters are evacuating dozens of people from a luxury cruise ship that suffered engine failure on Saturday in stormy weather off …
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A cruise ship with 1,300 passengers on board has sent out a mayday call after suffering an engine failure in heavy winds near Norway. Rescue helicopters are now removing people from the ship after it began drifting towards shore when it suffered engine failure amid windy conditions. The ship named …
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The passenger jets that recently crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia had something in common: They lacked safety features that could have helped prevent the deadly accidents, which Boeing charges extra for, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The optional safety features – an angle of attack indicator and a …
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