A B-1B Bone went inverted and followed through with a roll after an airshow flyby. Now a B-1 roll isn’t unprecedented. It’s been done before, particularly at previous Edwards AFB air shows. However, it’s still a unique sight to see. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AirshowStuff (@airshowstuff) Unfortunately, sights…
A Russian aircraft released a missile close to a RAF jet over the Black Sea, according to UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The UK defence secretary said that an incident occurred when Russian fighter jets that intercepted an RAF Rivet Joint aircraft in international airspace. A russian Su-27 fighter jet ‘accidentally’ released a missile in…
An Air Force F-35 crashed at the end of a runway near Salt Lake City, Utah, officials said on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called out to Hill Air Force Base Wednesday evening after an F-35 fighter jet crashed on the runway. The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Officials with 388th Fighter Wing confirmed the crash,…
NORAD scrambled two F-16 figher jets to intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers. Russian Tu-95 bombers capable of being equipped with nuclear weapons were intercepted on October 18th (local time) after “entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone”, according to a statement by the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). The statement by NORAD…
Russia has begun to remove MiG-29 multi-role fighter jets from storage at air bases. Fighters were transported from airbases to Millerovo and Kursk. Russia has begun to remove MiG-29 multi-role fighter jets from storage at air bases. This was reported by analysts from MilitaryAviationInUa based on fresh satellite images. Satellite images released on October 15…
At least one person died in a plane crash in Yeysk, three more, including a child, were hospitalized in serious condition. Russian media is reporting that the engines of the Su-34 caught fire after takeoff. Some are speculating that bird strikes caused the fire. Russia’s MoD: A Su-34 aircraft crashed in Yeysk while climbing to…
South Korea says North Korea has flown warplanes near the rivals’ border, prompting South Korea to scramble fighter jets. UPDATE South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the North Korean planes flew as close as 12 kilometers…
The wreckage of a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter aircraft (in a Falcon-style paint scheme) has crashed in Vinnytsia Oblast yesterday. On October 12, Ukrainian Airforce lost one MiG-29 fighter jet in Vinnytsia Oblast. The jet was scrambled to intercept Russian Shahed-136 drones. According to some sources, the jet flew into the remains of a destroyed drone…
The past few hours have seen wave after wave of explosions. The explosions in Kyiv are much were close to the centre. Not distant thumps from the suburbs. Missiles didn’t strike just here in Kyiv, but all across this vast country, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and Odesa in the…
A dozen North Korean jets conducted a firing drill in formation on Thursday afternoon, following the DPRK’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles earlier in the day. Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation north of the inter-Korean air border at around 2 p.m. for around an hour, appearing to carry…
Taiwan warned it would treat any Chinese incursion into the island’s airspace as a “first strike,” as Taipei seeks to deter Beijing from ratcheting up military pressure around the island. Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers in Taipei that the ministry was taking such incursions more seriously after a recent spate of closer flights by…
South Korean and US fighter jets carried out precision bombing drills following North Korea firing a ballistic missile. South Korean and US fighter jets carried out precision bombing drills Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea firing an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan. “With the participation of four South Korean Air Force…