A Sukhoi Su-22M-4 fighter jet of the Syrian Air Force was shot down by the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham near Al-Tamanah, Idlib governorate. A pilot who ejected from the plane was captured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reports on the war using a network of sources. …
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A 28-year-old Japan’s ‘Air Force One 747-400 Jumbo Jet that served 14 Prime Ministers, Is Up For Sale For $28,000,000. The very special GE CF6 powered jumbo jet—serial 24730 that was registered by Japanese Air Self Defense Force as 20-1101, but now carries the registration N7474C—was built in 1991. It …
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Satellite photos taken over Shenzhen, China, close to the border with Hong Kong, show amassed military vehicles being held in a football stadium near the Hong Kong border The photos, first published by The Associated Press, come just one day after Chinese state media published videos of military police massing in …
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Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Hatami unveiled the new missiles at a ceremony in Tehran (AFP Photo/-) Iran unveiled three precision-guided missiles, with the defense minister saying they show the country is ready to defend itself in the face of US “viciousness and conspiracies”. The new line-up of air-to-air missiles dubbed …
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The Air Force has installed new wings on 173 of its A-10 Thunderbolts, which are about 61% of the service’s 282 A-10s. The future of the A-10 has been in doubt in recent years, but the new wings are expected to keep the ground-attack aircraft flying until the late 2030s. …
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Russian Su-27 Flanker Escorting plane carrying Russia’s defense minister shooed NATO Spanish EF-18 Hornet away A Spanish fighter jet in Lithuania on a NATO mission scrambled to intercept a plane carrying the Russian defense minister, but a Russian Su-27 fighter intervened. The aircraft is a Spanish Air Force EF-18, one …
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According to aviation-safety.net,On 12-AUG-2019 an Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) Grumman F-14A Tomcat fighter jet after a technical issue during a training mission near Esfahãn-Shahid Beheshti International Airport The fighter jet plane from the 8th Tactical Air Base crashed after a technical issue during a training mission. The pilot trying to …
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According to Indian Media Reports Pakistan Air Force is deploying JF-17 fighter jets at Skardu Forward operating base near Ladakh Amid the ongoing tensions with Pakistan over the abrogation of the Article 370, Pakistani forces have started moving equipment to their forward bases close to Ladakh. “Three C-130 transport aircraft …
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According to the U.S. Department of Defense Lockheed Martin has been awarded an incentive contract for F-16 aircraft production for Slovak Air Force Lockheed has won a contract valued at as much as $799,9 million to build a batch of 14 F-16 Block 70 aircraft jets (12 single-seat and 2 …
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A RUSSIAN naval base is on a mysterious lockdown after an accidental missile explosion at the base was linked to a sudden radiation spike in the region. The world is on alert after a rocket engine explosion on a naval test range in northern Russia was linked to a shock …
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