A German Air Force MIG-29 takes off from Canadian Air Force Base Cold Lake on June 6, 2001 during Maple Flag Air Exercise 2001. U.S. Air National Guard photo Technical Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th Fighter Wing The German government approves Poland’s request to deliver old German Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter …
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Composite image that includes screenshots of the B-52, P-3C and Sentinel R1 intercepted by the Russian Su-27s on Jun. 15, 2020. (Image credit: Russian MOD/edit The Aviationist). On Sept. 29, 2022, Russian Su-27 nearly shot down a Royal Air Force RC-135 spy plane over the Black Sea. According to the …
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Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters lower 119A3 Howitzer cannons June 18, 2017 during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Arjenis Nunez/Released) Two U.S. Army Sikorsky HH-60 Blackhawks, operated by the 101st Airborne Division, collided near Highway 68, Fort Campbell, Trigg County, Kentucky. …
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Credits: military.wikia.org On Mar. 17, 2023, the Government of Slovakia approved the transfer of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Slovakia has joined Poland in making an official decision to provide Ukraine with Soviet-era MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets, the two NATO members becoming the first countries to commit to delivering …
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U.S. General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone crashes after colliding with Russian Su-27 Flanker over the Black Sea. The U.S. European Command stated that a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 struck the propeller of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper: “Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front …
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Local media reports that Russian Il-76 exploded during a failed pressure test at the Aviastar plant at Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport. The aircraft was reportedly being pressure tested on the ground when an explosion occurred. One man suffered fatal injuries, five others were injured. The incident occurred inside the hangar where …
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A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25SM3 crashed while returning to the base’s airfield in the Belgorod region. The aircraft reportedly crashed, after performing a combat mission, near a hay barn on the outskirts of the village of Orekhovo in the Valuisky district of Belgorod region. The pilot died, according to …
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An F-22 Raptor takes flight, on Sept. 21, 2011, on a training sortie. Four Raptors were launched as Holloman’s premiere aircraft returned to the sky. Credits: Photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss Six days after U.S. F-22 shoots down a Chinese balloon, the U.S. shoots down another high-altitude object over Alaska. …
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PAF trainee aircraft makes emergency landing in Mardan, K-P. Photo: screengrab A Pakistan Air Force PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak trainer jet crashed under unknown circumstances in Mardan and was destroyed. Both pilots survived the crash. Rescue and medical teams reached the spot after receiving information and further action is underway …
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On Jan 29, 2023, an Israeli drone attack on an Iranian weapons factory resulted in a large explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan. Iran claimed to have intercepted drones that struck a military industry target near the central city of Isfahan and said there were no casualties …
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