A large military drone has crashed near Croatian capital Zagreb. A large military drone crashed on the outskirts of the Croatian capital Zagreb on Thursday night, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković confirmed. UPDATE Explosive traces and bomb parts were found in the crater where it crashed, Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic said. If it had hit…
Air Serbia #JU652 inbound Russia quickly returned to Belgrade. The crew was informed of a bomb threat and immediately turned around and returned to Belgrade. The Airbus A330 (reg. YU-ARB) was performing flight #JU652 from Belgrade to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. Please reload for updates… UPDATE There were a total of 209 passengers and crew…
India accidentally fired missile into Pakistan after ‘technical malfunction’ defence ministry admitted. Pakistan Thursday claimed an unarmed Indian supersonic missile took off from Sirsa and landed at a place 124 km within Pakistani territory on Wednesday evening. The missile, it said, was cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet and endangered passenger flights in both…
An 80-year-old pilot from Germany drew a giant dove in the sky. An 80-year-old man from Brandenburg thought bigger and painted a peace dove on the sky. The pilot took off from Eggersdorf Airport, near Berlin using its small aircraft (reg.D-MUPY) for a 2-hour flight. It is not the first work of the artistic pilot. The…
Two airbases have been hit by strikes this morning, in West of Ukraine. Russian strikes hit near airports Friday in the western Ukrainian cities of Ivano-Frankiivsk and Lutsk, far from Russia’s main offensive, possibly indicating a new direction in the war. Ivano-Frankiivsk The mayor of Ivano-Frankiivsk, Ruslan Martsinkiv, ordered residents in neighboring areas to head…
U.S Intelligence director Scott Berrier says no-fly zone will not protect Ukraine According to Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, most Russian attacks come from the land, not the air. A no-fly zone would not protect “against inhibit missles, rockets, and artillery.” DIA director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier says he underestimated the Ukrainians’ will to fight. “That…
The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate reports that parachutes of ejected Russian military pilots cannot open after ejection. A Russian Su-25 plane was shot down by the Ukrainian air defense system. The pilot ejected, but died as his parachute did not open after the ejection. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said a detailed study of…
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport has temporarily closed its Terminal D. The state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported this decision is due to the “situation in the aviation industry,” Several Russian airlines including Aeroflot have halted all international flights after the European Union, Britain, the U.S. and Canada banned Russian planes from their airspace due to Moscow’s…
HMS Queen Elizabeth left Portsmouth for training and other exercises after being berthed for three months. The most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy, the warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. The ship will prepare for Exercise “Strike Warrior”, a Navy project which will take place off the coast of…
The Pentagon deployed two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland. A move U.S. European Command said would “proactively” counter “any potential threat” to U.S. and NATO forces in the alliance’s territory. About 4,700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were dispatched to Poland last month to bolster NATO’s deterrence posture as Russian forces invaded Ukraine.…
Ukraine will repatriate troops and equipment, including helicopters, involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe to bolster defences at home in the face of Russia’s invasion, a U.N. official said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday recalling all peacekeeping forces in order to assist in the war effort at home,…
The Pentagon on Tuesday evening dismissed Poland’s proposal floated hours earlier to transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States for delivery to Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement that the Pentagon did not believe Poland’s proposal was “tenable,” just hours after Polish officials released a statement saying the government…