On Aug. 10, more than 1,000 Taliban fighters stormed the Ghazni city in a predawn assault. Afghan government forces lost more than 200 officers and soldiers in fighting over the past three days as Taliban insurgents launched sustained attacks on four different fronts. About 1,000 Afghan troops were sent as reinforcements Monday …
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Boeing has received a $17 million contract for convert nine F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft for Blue Angels flight demonstration team, said in the statement of the U.S. Department of Defense on 13 August. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Boeing for the retrofit documentation and kits to convert …
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An Osprey of USMC (reportedly belongs to MCAS Futenma (ROTM)) made a precaution landing at Amami Airport due to an unreported trouble. No personal injuries were reported. The Osprey departed from Amami at 18:50 LT. A similar incident has happened in April and June in this year, and Osprey of …
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According to “THE WARZONE” article No F-35s for Turkey!: Trump Signs Defense Bill That Blocks Transfer Today President Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at Fort Drum in upstate New York. Language in the bill specifically stops the delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey—a NATO …
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A helicopter carrying climbers in Tajikistan crash-landed in the Central Asian nation’s mountains, killing five of the 18 people on board, a Tajik official said Monday. During transportation of mountain climbers, who ascended to the Isomoili Somoni peak in Tajikistan, the Mi-8 helicopter had a heavy touchdown at the Fortambek …
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Two people have escaped uninjured after a vintage Air Force plane landed on its belly in a paddock outside RNZAF Base Ōhakea. The Defence Force confirmed that the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Harvard had been forced to perform a “forced landing” in a farm paddock short of the …
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A PAC 750 XL of Dimonim Air is reported missing on a flight between Tanahmerah Airport and Oksibil Airport, Papua, Indonesia. The flight should have a duration of 42 minutes but failed to arrive at Oksibil. Search operations are being conducted. Some people in a village reported they heard loud …
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A 29-year-old suicidal man stole a 76 seater Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 from Seattle’s international airport for a short, dramatic flight before crashing on a nearby island. The aircraft was intercepted by a pair of F-15C Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard …
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Bell 412EP helicopter with 9 people on board crash near Gunma prefecture All nine crew members of a rescue helicopter which crashed on an eastern Japan mountain were confirmed dead Saturday, local authorities said. The contact of the rescue helicopter of Gunma prefecture with the ground was lost after 10:01 …
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A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft accidentally fired an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) while flying over Estonia, less than 50 km west of the Russian border. The missile has not been recovered. Estonian authorities say the last presumed position of the AIM-120 was around 25 …
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