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A FLIGHT was forced to make an emergency landing after the cabin filled with smoke while the in India, resulting in terrified passengers and was captured on a video which has since gone viral.  The IndiGo flight was travelling from Jaipur to Kolkata when the incident occurred. Flight 6E-237 was …

Russia to arm it’s Su-57 stealth 5th Gen fighter jet with hypersonic missiles. Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter jet will be armed with hypersonic missiles, according to Tass, a Russian state-owned media outlet. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles,” …

IAF failed to intercept Soviet MiG-25 supersonic Reconnaissance Flights over Israel During summer 1971, the IDF/AF began launching reconnaissance sorties not only around, but also deep inside Egyptian airspace, attempting to track down and map positions of new SAM sites, as well as to monitor the construction of new Egyptian …

That Time Four Swedish Viggen pilots protected A Crippled SR-71 Blackbird that had an in-flight engine failure Four Swedish air force pilots received U.S. Air Medals during a ceremony held in Stockholm, Sweden, on Nov. 28, 2018, recognizing their actions that took place over 31 years ago. Swedish Air Force …

Pakistan China to Co-Produce Strike-Capable Wing Loong II UAV MALE. State-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) have agreed to co-produce 48 Chinese-designed next-generation medium-altitude long-endurance and strike-capable Wing Loong II unnamed aerial vehicles (UAV), the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) revealed in a social media …

Super Raptor: New tech makes F-22 deadlier & F-35 a bit less special First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called “super-cruise” capability. Supercruise is the ability to …

Russia Deploys Su-25 Jets & Helicopters to blocks passage in Kerch Strait Near Crimea. Article Source: theaviationist.com Russia has blocked passage through the Kerch Strait, a narrow body of water nestled between Crimea and the Russian mainland. The move came after three Ukrainian navy ships made what the Russian coast guard has called …

Shocking Report Reveals Why the Air Force fired the Thunderbird’s commanding officer after just one season? Lt. Col. Jason Heard, the commander of the USAF Flight Demonstration Team, aka The Thunderbirds, was relieved of command last November. The report, obtained by Air Force Times via the Freedom of Information Act …

F-15E Strike Eagles unable to shoot down the F-35s in 8 dogfights during a simulated deployment. “0 losses in 8 dogfights against F-15E Red Air” A simulated deployment provided important feedbacks about the goal of demonstrating the F-35’s ability to “penetrate areas with developed air defenses, provide close air support to …

Lion Air Flight 610 Pilots Battled to keep plane in air before Crash. One of Indonesia’s aviation chiefs has revealed that the pilot of the Lion Air plane that crashed last month, killing 189 people, fought to keep the plane in the air to the end, even after it was …