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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 …

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 …

Seven children were killed and 10 more wounded on Sunday when an unexploded mortar shell blew up in eastern Afghanistan, an official said. The incident appears to be the latest instance of discarded ordnance claiming civilian lives, in a country littered with landmines, homemade bombs and old shells. Assadullah Dawlatzai, …

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 …

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, …

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, …

Master modeler Philip Warren has spent 70 years  and used over a MILLION matchsticks to create all 484 warships to ever sail in the Royal Navy since 1945 including HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier Philip, 87, has dedicated his entire adult life to crafting the armada and has built every …

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 …

Recent commentary on the F-35 fifth-generation fighter has centered around its firepower and stealth capabilities, but a recently released demonstration video depicts the fighter jet in a pleasantly different light. Air Force’s official announcement of the new F-35A Lighting II Demonstration Team on December 4, 2018 If anyone was wondering …

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 …