Iran has released video footage and other details about a major exercise in and around the strategic Strait of Hormuz that involved various types of attacks on a mock U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard employed various air, sea, and ground-launched weapons against the faux flattop, including anti-ship …
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Credits: Pajhwok Afghan News An Afghan Air Force Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk made an emergency landing and caught fire. At least two occupants members were injured. The incident happened about 8:40 am local time in Kajaki district the statement said, adding that “five crew members were wounded slightly.” Afghan media quoted …
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Credits: Reza_Mad / Twitter The pilots of the Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft belonging to the Iranian Air Force belly-landed on a roadside east of the city of Isfahan. No one was injured in the incident. The training plane, was on a mission from Isfahan to Yazd and had a technical …
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Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick, the upcoming sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Paramount Pictures announced late Thursday, July 23, 2020, that the upcoming release of “Top Gun: Maverick” will be delayed for a second time until July 2, 2021. …
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Credits: @iribnews and Flightradar24.com Two U.S. Air Force F-15 combat jets reportedly flew in the vicinity of an Airbus A310 airliner belonging to Iran’s Mahan Airlines over Syria. U.S. Central Command has confirmed that a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle performed a visual daytime intercept and inspection of an Iranian …
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ILL-FATED. Smoke billows from the PAF helicopter that crashed in Cauayan City. PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLYKENZA SAWIT A Bell UH-1D Iroquis impacted the terrain during a takeoff attempt from Cauayan Air Base (CYZ/RPUY), Cauayan City, Isabela . The helicopter was destroyed by the impact sequence and two of the five …
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Credits: ZOKA on July 19, 2020. This photograph first emerged online on Pro-regime social accounts claimed that Syrian troops recovered the Black Hornet near the town of Tal Tamr in the country’s northeastern Al Hasakah Governorate, which borders Turkey to the north and Iraq to the south. The picture shows …
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An NH-90 NFH from Netherlands Air Force – Credits: Andre Wadman An NH90 helicopter of the Royal Netherlands Air Force crashed into sea, 12km off Aruba, killing a pilot and a tactical coordinator. Two other crew members were rescued. The NH90 NFH was stationed on the offshore patrol vessel Zr. …
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Taiwanese OH-58D – Credits: 玄史生 A Taiwan Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior (registration 616, coded 31025), operated by 601st AirBgd, crashed at Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ/RCPO) under unknown circumstances. Both crew members died in the crash. During the incident, the helicopter was returning to Taoyaun City from Hsinchu Air Base …
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Turkish Police Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i surveillance aircraft impacted Mount Artos as it was returning to Van-Ferit Melen Airport in Turkey following a mission. All 7 on board were killed. The reconnaissance plane crashed into Mount Artos, a dormant volcano in the province of Van, Anadolu news agency reported …
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