According to idrw Article Uploaded on July 12, 2018, Yakovlev Design Bureau has offered Indian Air Force a Customised Yak-130 Combat Trainer to take place of ill-fated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) developed HJT-36 Sitara as an intermediate jet trainer (IJT) for Stage-II Pilot training program in a Government to Government offer. Yak-130 Combat …
Read More »Iranian F-4 fighter jet crashes in Chabahar
The F-4D fighter jet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force from the 10th Tactical Air Base crashed in the southeast of the country on 11 July. The F-4D fighter jet was on a training mission when it went down over the Chabahar city. The jet crashed in a …
Read More »India building new Airbase at Deesa to counter PAF new Airbase at Bholari
According to Jane 360 Article Published on 11 July 2018 India building new Airbase at Deesa to counter PAF new Airbase at Bholari The Indian Air Force (IAF) has begun constructing a ‘forward’ airbase in the western Indian state of Gujarat to counter a similar facility located across the border in Pakistan’s …
Read More »Slovakia picks F-16 over Gripen to replace ageing MiG-29s
According to Reuters Article published on July 11, 2018 Slovakia has agreed a $1.9 billion deal to buy 14 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to replace its ageing Russian-made MiG-29s, its defense ministry said Slovakia calling F-16 more modern and more advanced, according to an analysis published before the decision. “We picked the best …
Read More »Convair-340 plane crashed in South Africa leaves one dead and 20 injured
A Convair-340 plane has crashed in Pretoria, South Africa, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured. The plane came down on the rough ground about five kilometers east of the airport, hitting a small factory building, injuring two people inside. Russel Meiring, a spokesperson for paramedic company ER24, …
Read More »French soldier killed, another wounded in a military helicopter crash
A French soldier was killed and another seriously injured Tuesday in the crash of a military helicopter near Abidjan . The French helicopter Aérospatiale Gazelle crashed around 17 hours in Modeste, a village located about ten kilometers east of the Ivorian economic capital, close to the coast. According to a …
Read More »Syria Claims Their Air Defenses Struck an Israeli Plane
According to Reuters Article Published on JULY 9, 2018 Syrian state news agency SANA claims that Syrian military air defences struck an Israeli warplane and shot down Israeli missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in response to an act of “aggression” on Sunday night Syrian state news agency SANA said …
Read More »Japan developing next-generation radar technologies
According to Jane 360 Article Published on 10 July 2018 Japan is developing next-generation radar technologies to support its naval vessels, defence minister Itsunori Onodera has confirmed, although he denied reports that the country has agreed to undertake the programme in collaboration with the United States. According to media reports in Japan, …
Read More »India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Faces Further Delays
The serial production of India’s first domestically designed and produced light fighter aircraft, the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), is facing additional delays as the Indian Air Force (IAF) has requested upgrades to exist systems and the incorporation of a new ones, sources within India’s state-owned aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics …
Read More »Pakistan launched PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A satellites using Chinese rocket today
China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 am Monday. Following are the two satellite launched today PRSS-1 — is a remote sensing satellite built by China. PakTES-1A – is Pakistan’s indigenously developed scientific experiment satellite. The …
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