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MiG-29AS Fulcrum With Live Missiles Crashes During A Training Flight

Slovak Air Force MiG-29AS Fulcrum With Live Missiles Crashes During A Training Flight

Slovak Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS Fulcrum crashed during a training flight. This evening, around 21:30hrs local time, a Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné Sily Ozbrojených Síl Slovenskej Republiky, or Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, as it is officially known as since 2002) lost MiG-29AS 6526/SL when …

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Pakistan Air Force Successfully Rolls Out First Indigenously Overhauled JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jet

Pakistan Air Force Successfully Rolls Out First Indigenously Overhauled JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jet

In another significant milestone, Pakistan Air Force successfully rebuilds the JF-17 Thunder facility indigenously, enhancing the competitiveness of PAF and an imperative step towards self-reliance. To mark this occasion, a roll-out ceremony was held at the Aircraft Rebuild Factory Kamra, today. Out of the first four JF 17aircraft, two were …

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Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Performing UN Peacekeepers Mission Crashes In Central African Republic

Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Performing UN Peacekeepers Mission Crashes In Central African Republic

Senegalese Air Force Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Performing United Nations Peacekeepers Mission Crash In Central African Republic Three Senegalese crew were killed and a fourth was injured during crash, the UN force said on Friday “It is with immense sorrow that I have learned of the crash of a Senegalese combat …

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Indian Army HAL Chetak Helicopter Crashes In Bhutan, Both Pilots Dead

Indian Army HAL Chetak Helicopter Crashes In Bhutan, Both Pilots Dead

The Indian army helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Both pilots (Bhutanese and Indian) died in the crash. A Royal Bhutan Army officer and an Indian officer have been killed after an Indian Army Chetak helicopter reportedly crashed into the hill near Younphula Domestic Airport, Bhutan post noon on Friday. The …

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One Dead and 3 Injured In Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter Crash

One Dead and 3 Injured In Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter Crash

U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-6A Black Hawk of the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment, crashed under unknown circumstances during a MEDEVAC mission. One crew member died, three others were injured. In a Facebook post, JRTC and Fort Polk said that emergency services immediately responded to the scene and that the accident is under investigation. A …

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Two Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Flew In Syrian Airspace For Two Hours: Defense Ministry

Two Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Flew In Syrian Airspace For Two Hours: Defense Ministry

According to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry, Two F-16 fighter jets belonging to Turkey flew in Syrian airspace for two hours Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Syrian airspace on Monday as part of a U.S.-led operation against Islamic State (ISIS) in the region, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. “Two F-16s …

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Operation Desert Storm II? Pentagon Announces U.S Troop Deployment To Saudi Arabia

Operation Desert Storm II? Pentagon Announces U.S Troop Deployment To Saudi Arabia

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. “In response to the kingdom’s request, the president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which …

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