Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it has shot down an Israeli drone outside the southern town of Ramyah. According to Israeli media, the UAV was downed during “routine activity,” and that there “wasn’t any intelligence leak”. Pro-Israeli sources described the UAV as a “small drone”. Hezbollah provided no details regarding the type of UAV …
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The military cargo plane of the Benin Air Force crashed under unknown circumstances. Three crew members died and five others were injured. The plane took off from Parakou and was En route to Benin. The aircraft type involved has not been reported. The Benin Air Force reportedly operates a DHC-6 …
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 190th Fighter Squadron, trains with targets, Orchard Combat Training Center, Boise, Idaho Aug. 19, 2019. Idaho Gov. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Ryan White) A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally released munitions over Arizona on Thursday, according to an Air Force statement. …
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Max Air Flight NR2092 was a charter flight from Jeddah–PrinceAbdullah Air Base (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia, to Minna Airport (MXJ/DNMN), Nigeria. It was reported that one of the 747 engines failed during approach and the aircraft skidded off the runway upon landing. No one was injured, but the aircraft received minor …
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A Game Composites GB1 GameBird of the Grupo Halcones aerobatics team crashed into a residential area of El Bosque in Chile. The pilot left the aircraft by parachute and survived. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, a plane from the High Acrobatics Squadron “Halcones” crashed into a housing complex in …
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In a bid to boost to Air Force’s capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the Indian government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and China. “The Cabinet Committee …
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U.S. Air Force evacuates Langley Air Force F-22 Raptor & T-38 Talon aircraft to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. More than U.S. Air Force 150 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, have evacuated inland in preparation for Hurricane Dorian to protect the billions of taxpayer dollars invested into the Air …
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Two Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets collided mid-air over the Russian city of Lipetsk. During a training flight in the Lipetsk region, two Su-34 fighter-bomber planes collided; fortunately, the pilots managed to land both planes, the Russian news media outlet REN-TV reported. According to reports, the warplanes made …
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Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes crashed as a result of a malfunctioning landing gear at the airport near Saratov A Russian Federation Aerospace Forces (RF VKS) Mi-8MTV was forced to make a landing near the village of Sokol, Saratov Region (Russia) around 16:00 hrs local time on 5 …
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Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8D transport aircraft skidded off runway at Yangon International Airport after a left side engine failure. There were no personal injuries. Failure “A Y8, military aircraft, skidded off the runway due to an engine failure. We are moving the aircraft from the runway,” said U Ye …
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