Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) test the aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) system. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew Young/Released) As we have reported eariler, Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers In Western Pacific Reported COVID-19 Cases. Now according to the lastest U.S. …
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Credits: Andreas-Zeitler-Airbus The German government has stated its intention to acquire 138 new combat aircraft for the Luftwaffe, comprising 93 Eurofighters and 45 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets / E/A-18 Growlers. Amid growing criticism over her decision to include U.S.-made aircraft, the minister told Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that the F-18s will …
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Credits: Mi-8 after forced landing Photo: Ukrainian Air Force Yesterday, April 22, at about 5:00 PM, an Mi-8 helicopter of the 15th Air Force Air Transport Brigade made a forced landing in a field in the Kyiv region. It is reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces. …
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Charles De Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – Credits: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Joshua Smith France’s only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, forced to return to home amid concerns that around 1000 sailors on board may have contracted the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. The French navy is investigating how …
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 displays the national ensign in the cockpit. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released) Germany has officially confirmed to the United States that it would acquire 45 F / A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing …
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F-35A Lightning II arrival ceremony at the Thunderbirds Hangar on Nellis Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo by Lawrence Crespo) The coronavirus pandemic has rattled Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business, with the F-35 joint strike fighter program facing the prospect of a slowdown in deliveries, company executives said Tuesday. The …
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Credits: Vincent Lessing / Twitter A South Africa Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules suffered a collapse or retraction of the nose landing gear on the apron at Waterkloof AFB (WKF/FAWK). It is stated that the nose landing gear was closed and the plane crashed on the nose during the engine …
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According to the US Navy, For the second time in four days, a Russian fighter jet conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a US aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea. A Russian fighter came within 25 feet of a Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft over the in international airspace over the Mediterranean …
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The scene of a plane crash in North Auburn, California, on April 18. Source: Lt. Andrew Scott/Placer County Sheriff-Coroner-Marshal’s Office The former mayor of a Northern Californian city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters, died in a plane crash, the Sacramento Bee reported. Dr. …
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Over the past days, several UCAVs had been downed in Libya. On April 19, another unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) crashed in northern Libya. The April 19 UCAV crashes near the town of Alwashka. Pro-LNA sources immediately claimed that it was the TAI Anka UCAV produced by Turkey. The downed …
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