Taiwan’s F-16 fighter (left) flies alongside China’s H-6 bomber (right) /photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense A Chinese bomber and fighter jet approached Taiwan’s airspace on Monday, marking the 8th time People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) warplanes have menaced the country in less than two weeks. Taiwan’s …
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The wreckage of a HÜRKUŞ-B that crashed in Beypazarı, Ankara, June 22, 2020. (İHA Photo) A TAI Hürkuş turboprop trainer crashed during a test flight. Both pilots ejected safely. According to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the Hurkus aircraft crashed during a test flight in Ankara’s Beypazari district at around 12.30 …
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LNA L-39 number 9430 performed emergency landing – Credits: The Libya Observer This Libya National Army, Aero L-39 Albatros, made an emergency landing near the Libyan-Niger border. Reason for the emergency landing is unknown. The aircraft suffered substantial damage as part of the left wing is damaged as well as …
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China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on Monday, according to Indian media reports. In a major development that may pave the way to disengagement at the eastern Ladakh border, China has freed 10 Indian army personnel, including four officers, who have reportedly …
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chad M. Trudeau/Released) The US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Philippine …
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Credits: Turkish Airforce Operation Claw-Eagle is an ongoing Turkish Armed Forces external operation in Iraq. The attacks have taken place in the Qandil Mountains, the Sinjar District, and Makhmur, ostensibly against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets, as part of continuing Kurdish-Turkish and Kurdish-Iranian conflicts. The air operation began on 15 …
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Tensions between the world’s two most populous countries have risen to their highest levels in more than four decades after 20 Indian soldiers were reportedly killed in hand-to-hand combat in the Himalayas. Chinese state media said on Wednesday that as a measure of goodwill, the Chinese government would not release …
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In a a “violent face-off” that took place on Monday, 15 June night between India and China, at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed, ANI reported while citing government sources. Casualty numbers could rise, as per report. The Indian Army earlier, had said that a “violent face-off took place” on …
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F-15 aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct aerial operations in support of exercise Point Blank 19-2, over the North Sea, June 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) A US Air Force F-15C Eagle, callsign “Chosen 4” registration number 86-0176, part of a 4 ship …
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Credits: Instagram @kabarpekanbaru A single seat BAe Hawk Mk 209 from the Indonesian Air Force crashed in a village 5km from the base causing a fire. The pilot survived after ejecting. No ground casualties reported. Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Fajar Adriyanto confirmed that the British-built aircraft, registered as TT-0209, …
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