Air-to-air with Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34. Mil.ru. via Wikimedia Commons Two Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 military planes collided midair following a technical problem . One airplane crashed into the Japanese Sea, the other was able to reach the airbase on one engine. The 2 occupants ejected. At around …
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Cmdr. Travis W. Zettel, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Bremerton (SSN 698), salutes sideboys during a change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee Captain Travis Zettel the commander of the nuclear-powered attack …
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A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 16 people on board, the Iranian army said A flight engineer survived and was taken to hospital, the army said in a statement carried by the semi-official Fars …
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A plane carrying Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari skidded off the runway at the Benazir International Airport in Islamabad on Sunday. Bilawal, as well as, all other passengers and crew on board the flight, however, remained unhurt in the incident. The aircraft drove off the runway as it attempted to land at …
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Recently, according to the Pakistan Defense Information Analysis website, Pakistan is looking to Partner with Chengdu in the country’s stealth fighter program known as Project AZM. The network accidentally exposed the model of three single-head stealth fighters named as JF-20, JF-17 and JF-17.6 From the appearance, the JF-17.6 and the …
Read More »French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet crash in eastern mountains, 2 presumed dead
An Armée de l’Air Française (French Air Force) Mirage 2000D has gone down in the Alpine region of the western Joura mountains near the River Doubs. The French Mirage was proceeding to a routine training exercice at low altitude with instruments, not armed. The jet fighter was missing. Search operations …
Read More »5 Dead in Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter crash
The helicopter crashed while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion during a combat mission against Boko Haram. Five occupants, two pilots and three crew members died in the crash. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, gave the names of the deceased personnel …
Read More »Iranian Ships Fire Rockets as US Aircraft Carrier enters in Persian Gulf
A US aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis sailed into the Persian Gulf on Friday amid Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. Some 30 Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels fired rockets in the waters patrolled by a US aircraft carrier strike group led by USS John C. Stennis on …
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U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet made an emergency landing at MCAS Iwakuni An FA-18 made an emergency landing at MCAS Iwakuni under unknown circumstances, causing the runway close until 15:10 LT. An All Nippon Airways’ flight from Tokyo/Haneda (HND/RJTT) to Iwakuni diverted to Hiroshima (HIJ/RJOA) due to runway close. According …
Read More »Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 crash near Zhitomir, Pilot Dead
Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 crash near Zhitomir, Pilot Dead Fighter jet crashed on final approach about 2 km from Ozerne Airfield, Zhitomir Region, after performing a training flight. The pilot was killed in the crash. The Ukrainian General Staff said the Sukhoi Su-27 went down while returning from a routine flight …
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