According to the Daily Star Article, RUSSIAN fighter jets were mobilized five times this week to head off foreign military aircraft flying towards its territory. The Russian Air Force planes chased away 22 foreign aircraft of unknown nationality during the past week, according to reports. The foreign planes were escorted away …
Read More »Malaysian Air-force Dilemma: only 4 out of the 28 Russian made Fighter jets can fly
Read more news on Defense Headlines According to a report in The Star Online newspaper on 31 July, Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has confirmed that Royal Malaysian Air Force continues to face maintenance problems and a lack of spare parts of its Russian-made fighter jet fleet The Defence Minister said …
Read More »1 dead & 1 missing in a Float plane crashes near Gold Bridge, B.C. lake
A small float plane has crashed just north of Pemberton, B.C. RCMP say the crash happened just before 1 p.m. on Tyaughton Lake. One person is dead, one remains missing and a third has been rescued and taken to hospital after a small float plane crashed on Tyaughton Lake, 100 …
Read More »Two Dead in a Piper PA-31-310 Aircraft Crash in The Kananaskis Country
Two men are dead after a Twin-engine Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C plane crashed at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Kananaskis Country, west of Calgary, Wednesday. The twin-engine plane crashed at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the Rae Glacier area, RCMP said in a release. RCMP established there were two people on board …
Read More »Afghan National Army Helicopter emergency landing, pilot injured
An Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter performed an emergency landing in Sarobi district of central Kabul province due to a technical issue, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. Gen. Mohammad Ramdish, MoD spokesman, confirmed the incident happened this afternoon near a military base in the district. He said the ANA …
Read More »2 Dead in a Light aircraft crashed in village Marchoux, Bingerville
According to the group of military firefighters (Gspm), A two-seater Light aircraft crashed in the lagoon about 500m from the bank. The two passengers of the aircraft died in the crash Aircraft fell on Wednesday 1 st August, in the lagoon around Bingerville near the village Marchoux. A body was …
Read More »Helicopter crash near Becksford, Tewkesbury
Two people are ‘incredibly lucky’ to have escaped a helicopter crash close to the Cotswolds, the ambulance service says. A man and a woman walked away from the wreckage after the aircraft came down 18 miles from Beckford in Tewkesbury. They were the only two occupants and were found waiting …
Read More »Russian Sukhoi Su-34 skidded off the runway in Khabarovsk Krai
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft slewed off the runway when its braking parachute failed during a landing at the Khurba air base in Khabarovsk Krai. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 31, no one was injured. According to the press service of the Eastern Military District, in the …
Read More »Ultralight plane crashes into field near Grande Prairie, Pilot Dead
A small plane has crashed in a field east of Grande Prairie. Emergency services were called to an area off of Range Road 53 near Township Road 714 a little after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Transportation Safety Board has confirmed the pilot in the crash was killed. RCMP say …
Read More »Aeromexico flight with 101 people on board crashes in Durango, Mexico
An Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190AR plane has crashed in the northern Mexican state of Durango with 101 people on board, injuring at least 80 people. State governor says everyone survived AeroMexico plane crash in Durango, Mexico local officials said no one was killed when an AeroMexico plane with 101 people on …
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