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Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules cargo plane carrying 122 catches fire during takeoff at Clark Air Base A Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) caught fire while about to take off from Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Pampanga Wednesday morning. Maj. Aristides Galang, PAF …

IAF MIG-21 pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by Pakistan last month and returned to India two days later, has gone back to his squadron in Srinagar though he is on a four-week sick leave, official sources Following his return, Wg Cdr Abhinandan was sent on sick leave …

Two Dozen F-22 Raptors stealth fighters from the 3rd Wing and 477th Fighter Group took part in a close formation taxi with an E-3 Sentry and a C-17 Globemaster III, known as an Elephant Walk, March 26, 2019, during a Polar Force exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Elephant Walk …

India became the fourth country to successfully use an anti-satellite weapon after it shot down one of its low earth orbit satellites Wednesday – an act Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as the country’s first demonstration of its “space power.” Modi, in an unexpected announcement just weeks before a general …

The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Boeing’s strategy for competitive advantage was to offer substantially lower manufacturing and life-cycle costs …

The United States has stepped up its freedom of navigation operations in the disputed South China Sea as it challenges Beijing’s efforts to strengthen its maritime claims in the region. American officials have signalled Washington will boost measures to counter China’s expansion in the area and include allies in future …

A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from the fleet that was grounded after two deadly crashes made an emergency landing in Florida on Tuesday. Aircraft bound for California was forced to return to Orlando International Airport after declaring an emergency on board. According to a statement from the FAA, the …

The U.S. government has approved the sale of 25 new F-16 Block 72s to Morocco, as well as an upgrade package to bring that country’s existing Viper fleet up to the very similar F-16V standard. If the North African nation were to pursue both deals, it would effectively double the …

The Russian Ministry of Defense is planning a large order of modernized Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft over the coming decade. Russian Ministry of Defense has announced its plan to acquire over 100 Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military aircraft before 2030. “This is the main aircraft in Defense Ministry’s plans. Potentially, the MoD …

The Russian Ministry of Defence has released a video showing a Su-27 fighter jet escort B-52H strategic bombers of the US Air Force over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The footage follows a statement released by Russian MoD earlier in the day stating that the Russian fighters had spotted …