An unidentified fighter jet of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), believed to be either a Sukhoi Su-35 or a Chengdu J-10, reportedly crashed near Guilin, in the southern province of Guangxi, China. The pilot successfully ejected but was injured upon landing. The alleged crash site in Guilin is about …
Read More »U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper UAV Damaged During Take-off At Holloman AFB
An MQ-9 Reaper takes off at Hurlburt Field, Fla., .(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Bainter) A MQ-9 Reaper UAV was damaged during take-off attempt at Holloman AFB when it left the runway. A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 49th Wing sustained damage when it left the …
Read More »French Air Force Presidential Airbus A330 Aircraft Wing Crashed Into Hangar In Lebanon
Credits: The Travelers Club The French Presidential Airbus A330 suffered damage to the left-hand winglet when it struck the wall of a hangar during towing. The wingtip of the A330 has punctured a hole in a hangar after the incident. The A332 arrived in Beirut on Monday under the callsign …
Read More »Greece Getting 18 Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets From France, 8 Are Free
Rafale – RIAT 2013 – Credits: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters. The report says a preliminary agreement for the acquisition has been reached. Ten of these fighters will be the F3-R variant built from scratch while the other 8 jets …
Read More »Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes In Takhar While Landing
Credits: reporterly The Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed while landing as a result of a technical malfunction. There were no fatalities. The helicopter of Mi-17 typehad departedarmy’s 217th Pamir Corps in Kunduz and crashed while landing in Rustaq district of Takhar province, MoD said in a statement. Provincial …
Read More »U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye Surveillance Aircraft Crashes In Virginia During Training Flight
Photo Credits: WBOC The US Navy Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft crashed during a training flight. The four crew bailed out safely. The aircraft crashed on land. The Hawkeye was conducting a training flight at 4:05 p.m. when it crashed near Wallops Island, northeast of Norfolk, said Naval Air …
Read More »RAF Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets Scramble To Intercept Ryanair Jet After Suspicious Item Found In Toilet
German air force Eurofighter Typhoons wait to receive fuel over Germany from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez) Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons were scrambled to intercept a Ryanair flight landing at London Stansted …
Read More »Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27S Hits Road Sign During Highway Landing Training
A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 combat aircraft narrowly avoided a more serious accident when it landed short and collided with a traffic sign during an expedient tactical airstrip training exercise on Thursday, August 27, 2020, in Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force fighter jets have practiced for rough landings on improvised …
Read More »U.S. Army Night Stalker MH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter Crashed Killing 2 Soldiers
An MH-60 helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs/Released) U.S. Army night stalker MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Crashed under unknown circumstances. The Blackhawk belonged to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Two were killed and three …
Read More »Libya’s GNA Forces Seized Russian-made Mi-17 Helicopter In Northern Libya
Credits: Clash Report / Twitter Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) discovered and seized Russian made Mi-17 helicopter that made an emergency landing near the city of Sirte. “A Russian made Mi-17 helicopter abandoned by the Haftar militias after an emergency landing was discovered and seized by the …
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