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The Su-57 was Russia’s second attempt at developing a fifth-generation aircraft, preceded by several decades with an altogether different project. In 1979, Soviet high command determined that a new generation of fighter aircraft was needed to ensure the competitiveness of the Soviet Air Force (VVS) into the 1990s and beyond. …

Norway has found a radiation level 800,000 times higher than normal at the wreck of a Russian navy submarine. The Komsomolets sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989 after a fire on board killed 42 sailors. The submarine is also known as K-278 in Russia, and it sank carrying two …

The U.S. Coast Guard made quite the drug bust in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in June 2019, and footage from that bust has just been released. On Thursday (July 11), the U.S. Coast Guard released footage showing crew members of the Cutter Munro in pursuit of a partially submerged submarine. …

U.S. Air Force Boeing E-3B Sentry (707-300) from 522nd Air Control Wing (USAF) makes an emergency landing at Lincoln Airport after one of its engines caught fire mid-flight.  Cause and damage under investigation. The six crew members were not injured. The call of an engine on fire came in shortly …

According to Master Sgt. Daryl Knee, Air Combat Command Public Affairs article on Businessinsider The Head of Air Force’s Air Combat Command dogfights his son on Twitch in Ace Combat video game. The commander of Air Combat Command and his son fought each other live on a Twitch stream in …

North Korea’s state media has reported South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test “special armaments” to destroy the new weapons South Korean authorities are “impudent and pitiful” for “talking loudly about reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south” …

According to the Turkish defence ministry, the first shipment of the Russian S-400 missile system has arrived in Turkey, moving the NATO member closer to a new standoff with the United States. The ministry said in a statement that “the first group of equipment” of the advanced air defence systems …

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire an additional 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). The Indian Air Force intends to purchase 18 additional Su-30MKI ‘4+ generation’ heavyweight fighter jets from …

An Aero Vodochody L-39ZA /ART Albatros of Wing 411 crashed under unknown circumstances. The instructor pilot died in the crash, the trainee pilot survived the crash but was injured. The plane crashed during a training session, air force spokesman Pongsak Semachai said, adding that officials are still investigating the cause …

A Delta flight had to make an emergency landing in Raleigh, North Carolina, due to engine problems. Hear passengers describe the frightening experience Dramatic video footage taken by a passenger on board a Baltimore-bound flight Monday showed a loose spinner rattling in one of the engines before the plane was …