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Kazakhstan Air Force MiG-31 crashed shortly after takeoff, as one of the engines caught fire. Both pilots ejected safely. A MiG-31 military aircraft has crashed in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region due to a fire in one of its engines, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. “The accident occurred south of …

A Russian Air Force Su-35S – Credits: Wikipedia via Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation The US military accused a Russian fighter jet of putting the crew of a US Navy surveillance plane at risk while performing a high-speed inverted maneuver in front of the US aircraft during an “unsafe” intercept …

The Aérospatiale AS 532UL Cougar military helicopter from the 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment (RHC) of Pau crashed under unknown circumstances during a training exercise. Two occupants died and five were injured. Two of the injured were taken care of by the rescue team while they were in a state of …

Antonov An-225 at Arlanda airport – Credits: Larske  Via Wikipedia Equipped with six engines and 16 pairs of landing gear wheels, the Antonov An-225 Mriya is the undisputed largest cargo aircraft in the world. The cargo aircraft—full of medical supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic—touched down in Warsaw, Poland. The …

Boeing’s F-15QA ascends in a ‘Viking’ takeoff at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri in April 2020 (Twitter/Boeing) Boeing announced that the F-15QA, the most advanced version of the F-15 Eagle, performed successfully its first flight from the company’s plant at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. Chief Test Pilot …

Credits: Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation A powerful storm damaged more than two dozen planes at the Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro, destroying at least 20 of them including the Douglas C-54. Strong winds pushed one plane into a hangar at the facility and lifted another up and over a fence, …

Boeing Australia has hit a major milestone with its Loyal Wingman drone, completing its first fuselage for its Advanced Development Program in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The drone is one of three prototypes being produced as a part of the program. Recently, for the first time, …

Credits: US Gov Employee Via Wikipedia The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5 feet high (from the ground to the …

Credits: Julian Röpcke / Twitter Drones have been called “the ultimate military growth industry”. Air, naval and land forces everywhere are striving to acquire these platforms. Herein lies the danger; thanks to advanced armed drones, aggression is becoming pain-free. Practically every military that has inducted UCAVs has sought to purchase …

According to the Air Force statement released on Friday, The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s first female flight instructors began training students late last month. Several female fighter jet pilots were selected in August for flight instructor training at the Aviation University of the PLA Air Force, and they passed …