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The SR-71A (61-7974 / 2025) was lost on 21 April 1989 over the South China Sea and is the last loss of any Blackbird. After taking off from Kadena AFB, her right engine exploded, taking several hydraulic lines with it and crippling the flight controls. Pilot Maj. Daniel E. House …

More than three decades after the worst nuclear accident in history, workers are still scrambling to prevent the spread of radiation. On April 26, 1986, the core of a reactor opened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, sending plumes of radioactive material into the air. The toxic fumes not only …

The Indian government on Thursday appointed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the new chief of the Indian Air Force. RKS Bhadauria, who is currently vice chief of air staff, will take over the post of chief of Air staff after his predecessor BS Dhanoa retires on September 30. Air Marshal …

The McDonnell Douglas later Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was an American stealthy subscale prototype jet designed to fly without the traditional tail assembly found on most aircraft. This configuration was designed to reduce weight, drag and radar cross-section, but increase range, maneuverability, and survivability The X-36 was …

On March 14, 2017, Indonesian Air Force F-16B skidded off the runway of Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force base in Pekanbaru, Riau, as a result of a brake malfunction. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The aircraft pilot Maj. Andri and air cadet Second Lieut. Marko suffered minor injuries. Following the …

The Pentagon is considering sending additional antimissile batteries, another squadron of jet fighters and added surveillance capabilities to the Middle East to shore up the military’s regional presence in the wake of the attack last weekend on Saudi Arabia’s petroleum industry, U.S. military officials said. The Wall Street Journal reported …

Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defense sources said on Friday. First of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France was received by Deputy Chief Air Marshal Chaudhary during his visit to France on Thursday. The tail …

A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan has killed at least 30 and 40 injured civilians who were resting after harvesting pine nuts. The attack, on Wednesday night, was aimed at destroying a hideout used by ISIS militants, but it accidentally targeted farmers near …

On 17 September 2019, the Israeli news outlet NZIV, citing a number of military sources, published the flight route of the Israeli stealth fighters, that struck eastern Syria. According t the flight route of the Israeli F-35s it turned out, the IAF F-35s, not only entered the Syrian airspace but …

As we have Reported earlier a Mysterious F-117 Nighthawk Fuselage Under Protective Cover was Spotted in Transit in California. According to The War Zone Report More than a decade after the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack jet’s official retirement, the Air Force still has 51 of the aircraft in its inventory and has …