According to reports, two Tu-95 nuclear bombers were hit by a drone. Two explosions possibly carried out by Ukraine hit two Russian nuclear bombers and causing three deaths and six injuries, media reports claimed on Monday. The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95…
The U.S. Air Force rolled out America’s new B-21 Raider stealth bomber at an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by Northrop Grumman in Palmdale, California. The slickly choreographed ceremony at B-21 manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, California opened with the US national anthem as older bombers roared over a crowd that included top US…
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B suffered a technical issue in U.S. air base in Japan. A F-35B belonging to VMFA-121 “Green Knights” of USMC performed an emergency landing at Kadena Air Base around 1340hrs today due to suspected electrical problem. During the towing process, its front landing gear collapsing to the ground. Marine Fighter Attack…
North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile with enough range to hit the US mainland, Japan’s defence minister says. The missile landed in the sea roughly 210km (130 miles) west of Hokkaido. The US has condemned the launch, while South Korea has ordered stronger deterrence measures against the North. On Thursday North Korean FM…
Russian missiles have killed two people in NATO member Poland, a senior US intelligence official has told the AP news agency. Two people have been killed in Poland after explosions hit a farm near the border with Ukraine in what is thought to be a botched Russian missile attack. UPDATE Initial findings suggest missile that…
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) scrambled fighter jets from a base in the Persian Gulf and directed them towards Iran, after Saudi Arabia learned that the Islamic Republic was planning on launching an imminent attack on the Gulf kingdom. According to a Wall Street Journal report from November 1, which was confirmed by CENTCOM,…
A French Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet has crashed this Thursday. A French Air Force Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed this Thursday, November 3 in the Luxeuil-les-Bains region in the early afternoon. The pilot, belonging to the Cigogne squadron of the air base 116 of Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur, is unscathed. He managed to eject. The…
South Korea scrambled 80 aircraft, including, F-35A stealth fighters, in response. South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets after detecting about 180 North Korean warplanes flying north of the military border over four hours on Friday (Nov 4). The North Korean aircraft flew north of the so-called tactical measure line, drawn up to 20km…
North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea, including one that landed less than 40 miles off South Korea’s coast, which the South’s President Yoon Suk-yeol described as ‘territorial encroachment’. It was the first time a ballistic missile had landed near the South’s waters since the peninsula was divided in 1945, and the…
Australia has arrested a former U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot following a request from Washington, officials in Canberra said Tuesday, as Western governments scrambled to investigate reports that China has been poaching retired military personnel. Daniel Edmund Duggan appeared in court in New South Wales on Friday, judicial records show. “An individual was arrested on…
On 23rd October, a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 crashed into a residential building in Irkutsk, during a test flight. Both pilots died in the crash. Igor Kobzev, the governor of the Irkutsk Oblast posted on Telegram stating that the fighter jet crashed into a two-storey building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. He further…
Commercial planes routes have recently changed in the Caspian Sea area. The no-fly-zone has been moved much further east, leaving all the airspace between the Caspian Sea and Ukraine free. The twitter account @MT_Anderson is reporting that there are one or more Russian Navy Gepard class frigates in the western part of the Caspian Sea.…