A Spanish Air Force C-101EB Aviojet crashed into the sea during a formation flight. The plane has come down in La Manga and it’s confirmed the pilot has been killed as the plane hit the ground and burst into a fireball of flames. A Casa C-101 Aviojet belonging to …
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On February 22, 2019, Daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes died after his homemade rocket crashed into the ground outside of Barstow, California. Hughes launched himself inside the steam-powered rocket in hopes that he might sail high enough into the atmosphere to prove that the Earth is flat. He was 64. A …
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According to the latest media reports, the Syrian Air Defense Force shot down TAI Anka origin UAV over the Syrian Idlib region. The army gunned down the drone in the town of Dadikh in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, said the report without giving further details. https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1232336660987289600 This came amid …
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Indian National Cadet Corps Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud training aircraft registration number W-3936 crashed under unknown circumstances. Both occupants were seriously injured. One of them, a wing commander died later of his injuries. The deceased pilot has been identified as Wing Commander Gurpreet Singh Cheema who succumbed to his …
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has made a prolific visit to Italy this week, reaching more than a dozen agreements, including in the defense sector. A contract with Italy’s airplane manufacturer and defense corporation Leonardo was just one of the 17 agreements signed by representatives from Baku and Rome. Under the …
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Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet crashes in Goa under unknown circumstances. The pilot ejected safely. The MiG 29k aircraft was conducting a routine training sortie off the coast of Goa when it crashed at around 10.30 am on Sunday. The pilot of the aircraft ejected safely and was rescued. Releasing …
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Image Credits Unknown Via France and Germany signed a €150 million deal to develop a prototype of the next-generation fighter jet. Dassault Aviation and Airbus will build the aircraft, which is expected to be operational from 2040 with a view to replacing Dassault’s Rafale and Germany’s Eurofighter warplanes over time. …
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Tejas parked next to F-16 Fighting Falcon (center) and Eurofighter Typhoon (top) at Aero India 2009 – Credits: vishak Via wikipedia The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reportedly finalized the acquisition of 83 single-engine Tejas Mark-1A light combat aircraft (LCA) fighter jets For $5.4bn From HAL. The defence PSU Hindustan …
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On Feb. 14, 2020, the Yemeni Houthi rebels announced they had downed a Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado Attack Jet in the northern al-Jawf province, in Yemen. Later a coalition spokesman confirmed that a Saudi Tornado fighter jet had “fallen” while carrying out a support mission near Yemeni army units, …
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Syrian rebels shot down a Syrian Air Force helicopter in the country’s northwest where Syrian troops are advancing, killing the two crew members on board in a fiery crash. A journalist and military aviation analyst, Babak Taghvaee has released on its Twitter account the shocking footage captured the moment the …
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