Russia says a RC-135 violated its airspace. An RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the British Royal Air Force illegally crossed Russia’s state border in the Arctic area of Cape Svyatoy Nos, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. The Russian Defense Ministry claims the British plane was “intercepted” over the Barents Sea, near the main base…
On 1st August, a NATO Airbus A330-243MRTT aircraft made an emergency landing at Eindhoven Airport with a refuelling hose dangling off the port wing. The A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft, with registration T-057, was returning from a refuelling mission in the north of the country. The aircraft returned for an emergency landing after the crew…
At least 18 international routes are affected and have to re-route to avoid Mainland China military drill. China warned airlines operating in Asia to avoid flying in areas around Taiwan where it is conducting military exercises in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island. An official notice sent late on Tuesday…
Several US Navy helicopters were damaged when a thunderstorm passed through the Norfolk NAS Chambers in Virginia. At least nine helicopters were seriously damaged at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on July 26 when a powerful thunderstorm blew through. A spokesperson from Naval Air Force Atlantic confirmed the helicopters located at Chambers Field sustained damage while…
Pelosi and her US Air Force jet that took off from Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur was escorted into Taiwan by Taiwan Air Force fighter jets. Pelosi’s “SPAR19,” a US Air Force-operated Boeing C-40C was escorted into Taiwan by Taiwan Air Force fighter jets. More than 20 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan’s air defence zone…
The US Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-35 jets temporarily, citing a potentially faulty component in the ejection seat that could endanger pilots in an emergency. The issue involves the explosive cartridges inside ejection seats that help propel the seat — and the pilot — from the plane during an emergency, Alexi Worley,…
As the battle for Ukraine has become increasingly concentrated in the Donbas region, so too has Russia’s coverage of its forces with advanced air defenses. According to Ukrainian pilots interviewed by Foreign Policy in June, the use of the system has been cut back as a result of Russia’s overwhelming superiority and coverage of air…
The United States flew a large number of fighter jets late last month above an area in the East China Sea that Japan and China dispute, Japanese government sources said. In an extremely rare development, some of the US fighters neared the Chinese mainland by going beyond a Tokyo-proposed median line separating the exclusive economic…
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed a series of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully demonstrated command and control of three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Boeing system engineers connected Block III’s adjunct processor, known as the Distributed Targeting Processor – Networked (DTP-N), with a third-party tablet…
Footage has emerged of the Tory leader taking a ride in a Typhoon fighter jet last Thursday, while his party squabbles over a successor. He took a selfie video, while at the dual controls, alongside some air-to-air refuelling of another jet from a Union flag-bedecked plane. Breathing apparatus on his face, he turned the camera…
A US Air Force drone has crashed in South Romania. A United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has crashed during a training mission south of the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii, Romania. At 14:15 (local time), the United States Air Force lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone three kilometers south of…
Navy investigators want to know why a fighter jet on Friday was blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier operating in the Mediterranean. According to the initial reports, the Navy F-18 fighter jet went into the water as a result of “unexpected heavy weather.” The aircraft was aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, normally…