Soldiers from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade perform pre-flight checks on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system before the Mass Fire Mission on Fort Stewart on March 1. (Photo by Sgt. William Begley, 3rd CAB Public Affairs) According to an exclusive Reuters report, the Biden administration plans to sell …
Read More »USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35
Credits: A Marine KC-130 crash lands in California Sept. 29, 2020. US Marine Corps photo. On Sept. 29, 2020, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker collided during Air-to-Air Refueling. The F-35B pilot successfully ejected from the Lightning II while the KC-130J pilot managed to perform …
Read More »Details about two French Rafales collided mid-air during an airshow
Credits: (Photo via Twitter) on May 22, 2022, Two Armée de l’Air & de l’Espace Rafale C fighter jets were involved in a mid-air collision during the airshow which was taking place at the Base Aérienne 709 Cognac/Châteaubernard, France. The incident happened during the Cognac airshow- at Chateaubernard military base. …
Read More »Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’
Credits: ukrinform A Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane of the Russian Air Force was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. The fate of the pilot is unknown. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted radio transmissions between air traffic controllers and the pilot of a Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback …
Read More »USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota
Credits: ArgusLeader911 / Twitter A General Dynamics F-16CM-40-CF Fighting Falcon, operated by South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing, 175 Fighter Squadron, overran runway 15 on landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Jo Foss Field) (FSD/KFSD), South Dakota, resulting in substantial damage. An unverified image of the fighter jet, …
Read More »Ukraine Claims to Shutdown a Newest Russian Inokhodets Armed Drone
The Ukrainian Armed Forces claim to shot down a newest Russia’s newest Inokhodets armed drone. The drone was shot down by Ukraine on Friday. This is the first confirmed loss of an Inokhodets unmanned aircraft system in the war. According to a video published on the YouTube account of the …
Read More »Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter Jet Shot Down by Ukrainian air defenses
Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker / Twitter Ukrainian sources claim that this Russian single-seater jet was shot down near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Identified as a Sukhoi Su-35S. The pilot was captured. The Ukrainian military says that the aircraft came down on Sunday near the city of Izyum, some 75 miles southeast …
Read More »Ukrainian Mi-24 Helicopters Carry Out Cross-Border Strike On Russian Oil Facility
According to reports on Apr. 1, 2022, at least two Ukrainian Mi-24 attack helicopters sneaked inside the Russian airspace to carry out an early morning attack on an oil storage facility in Belgorod, located about 25 miles north of the border and 50 miles from Kharkiv. Early Friday morning, videos …
Read More »Two Korea Air Force KAI KT-1 Woongbi Aircraft Collided Mid-air Killing 4 Pilots
A KT-1 Woongbee performs during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017 at the Seoul Airport (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III) Two Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) KAI KT-1 Woongbi trainer aircraft, operated by 3 Training Wing, collided mid-air and crashed into …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor Experienced Landing Gear Collapses at Eglin Air Force Base
A USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, assigned to 325th Fighter Wing, experienced a mishap upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the pilot was transported for medical …
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