During the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan after the Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir the recent satellite images of China’s Hotan air base show signs of increased surveillance assets and fighter jets presence at Airbase In the above you can see china have increased Early warning …
Read More »Belarusian Air Force First Sukhoi Su-30SM spotted at Irkutsk Aviation Plant, Russia
On occasion of 85th anniversary of Irkutsk Aviation Plant the first Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters jet built for Belarusian Air Force were spotted on territory of the enterprise. Russia has begun the delivery of first batch of Su-30SM fighters to Belarus out of the 12 ordered to replace the ageing MiG-29 …
Read More »Bangladesh Air Force K-8 Karakorum jet trainer crashed into runway barrier during emergency landing
Bangladesh Air Force Hongdu K-8W Karakorum jet trainer Upon takeoff, the aircraft sustained an engine failure. The plane skidded off the runway and collided with the runway barrier. Both pilots survived the crash. Training airplane got off the runway in emergency landing after technical failure Matiur Rahman Air Base from …
Read More »Iraq Closes Airspace Even To US Coalition Flights After Suspected Israeli Raid
Iraq’s government has said it’s ready to down any aircraft violating its airspace amid a blanket ban on ‘unauthorized’ flights not specifically approved by the prime minister’s office. The drastic Baghdad decision came after on Monday a massive blast ripped through a neighborhood in the city, which Iraqi officials believe …
Read More »USS Boxer sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle ready to fight off Iranian gunboats
US Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer recently sailed through the Strait of Hormuz with an armored vehicle strapped to the flight deck, ready to fight off drones and Iranian gunboats. Photos from a recent Strait of Hormuz transit by the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Boxer …
Read More »Norway’s First Electric plane Alpha Electro G2 crashed into a lake
Norway’s first battery-powered Alpha Electro G2 airplane crashed into a lake yesterday, Reuters reports. While no one was harmed in the crash, the incident could be a set back for the country, which hopes to electrify all domestic flights by 2040. It’s still unclear why the electric plane, an Alpha Electro …
Read More »U.S. Approves Sale Of 66 Advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighter Jet To Taiwan For $8 Billion
The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, American officials said Friday. The move is certain to further anger China at a time when a long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing has upended relations between the world’s two largest economies …
Read More »Blue Angels F/A-18 Jets Midair Collision During Tight Diamond 360 Maneuver
U.S. Navy Blue Angels pilots broke out of formation and landed immediately after two of their jets touched while practicing a maneuver that puts them in extremely close proximity. Jets Nos. 1 and 3 made contactwhile training at their home base at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, said Lt. Michelle …
Read More »IAF Abhinandan’s Mig-21 Bison Downed Because Pakistan Had Jammed Communication
Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abinandan Varthaman whose Mig-21 Bison was shot down on February 27 during a dogfight with Pakistan Air Force jets – could not hear instructions asking him to turn back because his communications system was jammed by the enemy, according to Indian Air Force (IAF) and …
Read More »Mysterious 2017 radioactive cloud over Europe Likely Came From Russia
An international team of researchers has traced an unusual 2017 radioactive release that blanketed a large part of Europe to Russia. The cloud was not harmful outside of Russia, according to the paper published in scientific journal PNAS, but researchers said there may have been a more serious fallout in the …
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