On April 9, 2019, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jet crashes over Pacific. The Pilot of the fighter jet is still missing. The aircraft disappeared from a flight of four F-35As at 19:27 pm (10:27 GMT) 135km (84 miles) east of Misawa, in north-eastern Japan. The …
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Iranian defense analyst Babak Taghvaee claimed on April 14 that The Israeli Air Force is reportedly successfully used new supersonic Rampage stand-off air-to-surface missiles for the firі time during a recent airstrike on Syrian military positions. Israel has reportedly conducted a number of strikes on sites around Masyaf in the …
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The SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet trainer aircraft force landed in a paddock after a loss of engine power. During rollout, the tail of the aircraft hit irrigation pipes causing partial separation of the rudder. An ex-fighter jet pilot and his French counterpart have had a miraculously escaped death The pair was …
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On JANUARY 26, 2019 Switzerland received five bids to replace its aging fighter fleet, from European aerospace group Airbus, France’s Dassault and Sweden’s Saab, as well as Boeing and Lockheed Martin from the United States. Switzerland’s stable of Boeing McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C and D Hornets and Northrop F-5 Tigers is …
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Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group shared a publicly available import and export (EXIM) registries, According to registries the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) received three Saab 2000 aircraft on 06 April 2019. These Saab 2000s appear to be from an order of three aircraft made by Pakistan’s Directorate General of …
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Despite finding some of the parts of the crashed jet, Japanese investigators are still having trouble determining the cause of the accident, as the jet’s black box has still not been located. Sections from the left and right rudders of a Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, …
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Troops loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) claimed that they had shot down a MiG-21 warplane of the Libyan National Army (LNA) near the city of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army’s (LNA) fighter jet was downed on Sunday south of the capital of Tripoli, Colonel Mohammed Gnunu, …
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A Rockwell NA-265-65 Sabreliner plane crashed in Northern Mississippi. Three people have died in crash Aircraft departed Oxford-University Airport for 2-hour flight to Hamilton-Marion County Airport Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Rick Breitenfeldt tells The Associated Press that the Rockwell Sabreliner 65 aircraft crashed about 10:30 p.m. Saturday between New Albany …
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A Summit Air Let L-410UVP-E20 Turbolet impacted an AS350 helicopter (9N-ALC) during a takeoff attempt at Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal. The aircraft and one helicopter were destroyed. One helicopter sustained apparent minor damage. The copilot of the Summit Airplane sustained fatal injuries. Two persons on the ground at the …
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The United States sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Monday as the U.S. military increased the frequency of movement through the strategic waterway despite opposition from China. The voyage risks further raising tensions with China but will likely be viewed by self-ruled Taiwan as a sign of …
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