Sukhoi Su-35S (Su-35BM) multirole fighter – Credits: Dmitriy Pichugin According to an Iranian parliamentarian, Iran will start receiving Russian Su-35 fighter jets by March. Shahriar Heidari, a member of the parliament’s National Security Committee, told Tasnim News Agency that the jets will arrive in Iran in the coming Iranian year, …
Read More »Rwanda Fires At Congolese Air Force Su-25 Fighter Jet Over Alleged Airspace Violation
Credits: The EastAfrican Rwandan forces fired at Congolese Air Force SU-25 fighter jets over an alleged airspace violation, prompting the Congolese government to accuse it of an act of war. A video shared widely on Congolese social media showed a projectile shooting toward an airborne military plane, before exploding in …
Read More »Two Finnish Air Force Hawks Jets Drifted Off The Runway At Tikkakoski
Credits: Finnish Air Force Finnish Air Force spokesman tells that two Hawk jet training aircraft have drifted off the runway during landing. One of the planes drifted off the runway and the other stopped in the net. No personal injuries have occurred in the situation. The Air Force Academy says …
Read More »Ukrainian MiG-29 Allegedly Shot Down In A Friendly Fire Incident
A Ukraine Air Force MiG-29 fighter crashed, allegedly shot down in a friendly fire incident. According to the sources the MiG-29 fighter crashed near Kurakhove. The exact location: east of Ostrivs’ke (Острівське), Donetsk Oblast at 48.000955, 37.364313. Reportedly the jet is shot down by the Ukrainian Osa AD system. It …
Read More »Turkey’s New Bayraktar Kizilelma Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Makes Its First Flight
Courtesy of Baykar On Dec 14, 2022, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech conducted the first flight test of its next-generation unmanned fighter jet, the Bayraktar Kizilelma. Selcuk Bayraktar, the technology chief at Baykar, announced the first flight with a video on Twitter. The test occurred at Corlu Airport, approximately 80-85 …
Read More »Germany Signs A Deal To Buy 35 F-35 Fighter Jets For $8 Billion
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019. Multiple F-35s arrived as part of a Theater Security Package. The aircraft have a unique combination of stealth, speed, …
Read More »F-35B Crash Caught On Camera At NAS JRB Fort Worth
Video from Kitt Wilder shows an F-35B landing vertically at NASJRB Fort Worth on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 before bouncing and crashing. The pilot ejected safely, according to the jet’s owner and manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. On Dec. 15, 2022, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft crashed on the shared runway …
Read More »Watch: Russian Su-25 Perform Belly Landing After Bombing Ukrainian Position
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 made an emergency gear-up landing (Belly Landing) at an airbase near the Ukrainian border. The pilot sustained no injuries. On December 10, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing Su-25 attack aircraft launching missiles at Ukrainian targets during its combat operations in Ukraine. …
Read More »At Least Two Russian Tu-95 & One Tu-22M3 Destroyed In Ukrainian Drones Attacks
Two Tupolev Tu-95 bomber planes of the Russian AF are said to have been destroyed in a drone attack at a military airfield in Saratov region, Russia. One Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 s/n RF-34110, code 02 red, strategic bomber was damaged during Ukrainian attack on Dyagilevo Air Base, Ryazan …
Read More »B-17 & P-63 Mid-Air Collision: World War II era Planes Collide at Wings Over Dallas Air Show Killing 6 Onboard
A screenshot from one of the videos of the incident. World War II era Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (N7227C) and a Bell P-63F Kingcobra (N6763) crashed following a mid-air collision during a fly-by at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Texas, USA (RBD). The formation of three …
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