U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi on the flight line at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye) The U.S. State Department has approved a potential …
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Russian Air Force MiG-31 Foxhound left engine caught fire during landing. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the malfunction of the MiG-31 fighter, which landed at the Bolshoi Savino airfield in Perm. At the same time, the military department notes that the landing was regular, and not emergency. “ During …
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There are reports of a cargo plane that has crashed near Toledo Express Airport. It hit a truck and burst into flames. Crews are on the scene of a plane crash near Toledo Express Airport Wednesday at 2:37 a.m with half a mile to the Ohio Turnpike. The Lucas County …
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China will view the sending of British and the US warships into disputed waters it claims its own as “hostile action” with serious consequences, senior officials from the country have warned and urged that London not get sucked into carrying out “dirty jobs” for Washington. The message that China will …
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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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