An Air Force MQ-9A Reaper taxis in preparation for a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The MQ-9A’s primary mission is a hunter-killer against emerging targets to achieve joint force commander objectives. (Air Force Photo) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to acquire 30 General Atomics MQ-9B Guardian …
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A screengrab from a video shows the wreck of the military helicopter that crashed in Bitlis, Turkey, on March 4, 2021. (IHA Photo) The Turkish military helicopter crashed on a hillside in Tatvan, Bitlis province. Eleven occupants died in the crash and two were injured. In a statement, the ministry …
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Cima360 / Twitter On 1 March 2021, an Aviación Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (AMBV, Venezuela Air Force) EMB312A Tucano, serial 5050 (construction number 312247), force landed around 09:00 hrs LT in a field between the cities of Mariara and San Joaquín in the north of the country, about eighty kilometers …
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Credits: IDLIB POST / Twitter A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-35M helicopter made an emergency landing in Al-Hasakah Governorate after a technical malfunction. Some media report that the pilot died in the crash, but this was denied by Russian sources. The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified that the chopper had not …
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A Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff following a reported loss of engine power near near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA), Abuja, Nigeria. The seven people onboard perished. The Nigerian Air Force NAF201, a B350 aircraft departed Abuja at …
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Pilots from the 80th Flying Training Wing Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program take off to practice maneuvers in the T-38 Talon Oct. 2, 2014, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Danny Webb/Released) A USAF Northrop T-38C Talon, operated by 14th FTW, crashed in a …
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The damaged Rafale as seen after the landing at Orange. (Photo: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) on Feb. 17, 2021, A French Rafale fighter jet of the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace struck medium voltage power lines during a low altitude training flight at around 2 PM local …
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Credits: 自由時報電子報 / Youtube The Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology MALE UAS crashed during a test flight near the Taitung Forest Park as a result of an error in the flight control system. The UCAV took off from the Chih-hang Air Force Base this afternoon on a …
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No-one was injured when the Black Hawk helicopter made its emergency landing.(ABC News) The helicopter made an emergency landing in a public park after a rotor blade was damaged. The blade clipped the structure of ferry during an anti-terrorist training exercise. There were no injuries. On 17 February 2021, Australian …
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The first public presentation of the first pre-production aircraft Aero L-39NG ev. No. 0475 (serial number 16-7001) Credits: Karel Subrt Czech aircraft maker Aero Vodochody has signed a contract to sell 12 L-39NG jet trainers to Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence. “The contract includes the acquisition of 12 L-39NG aircraft, …
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