Hours before the War started, 2 Turkish Air Force A400M landed at Boryspil International Airport, Kyiv. On July 6th, the satellite Sentinel-2 L2A pass over Boryspil showed the two tactical airlifters are still on the ground. The two Turkish Air Force A400M landed on February 24th, 2022, right before the war.
The Harrier is the ancestor of the F-35. Designed by Great Britain in the 60’s, the AV-8 Harrier is a British design that was built over here the USA under licence as the AV-8B for the U.S. Marines. The plane was used to liberate the Falklands from hostile invaders and suffered no air to air…
An Ukrainian military transport aircraft skidded off the runway during landing at Uzhgorod airport. An Ukrainian An-12VK transport aircraft (reg. UR-11316) skidded off the runway at the Uzhgorod airport on July 2, 2022. The plane likely flew from Istanbul in Turkey with military cargo. Uzhhorod is now the most sensitive Airport in Ukraine as it…
The Royal Thai Air Force yesterday scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to patrol along the border in Tak province after a Myanmar fighter jet was spotted intruding into Thai airspace. AVM Prapas Sonjaidee, spokesman for the RTAF reported that the Myanmar aircraft crossed into Thai airspace over Phop Phra district at 11.16am. The jet launched…
More RAF Typhoon jets are expected to be deployed to Cyprus to focus on the Black Sea and the southern border of NATO. The Ministry of Defence fleshed out the details in a news release: “RAF Typhoon and F-35B Lightning fighter jets, Royal Navy vessels including Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, and brigade-sized land forces…
A Russian military aircraft has crashed in Belgorod Oblast. A Russian Su-25 aircraft has crashed in Belgorod according to Russian state news agency TASS. According to the Russian news agency, the pilot is alive. Based on preliminary information, the plane hit a power line.
Syria has suspended all flights at Damascus International Airport after Israeli air strikes damaged a runway, according to sources. Al-Watan newspaper said that Friday’s attack left the runway at the airport damaged. The ministry said the “suspension of incoming and outgoing flights through Damascus International Airport” was due to technical disruptions, but an airport employee…
A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet being flown by a U.S. Air Force pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Hawaii. A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet made an emergency landing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Hawaii on Monday afternoon. The pilot was sent to the hospital…
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier to date appears to be nearing completion, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press s, as experts suggested the vessel could be launched soon. The newly developed Type 003 carrier has been under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard northeast of Shanghai since 2018. Satellite images taken by Planet Labs PBC…
A Chinese J-7 fighter jet has crashed during training. A J-7 fighter jet of the PLA Air Force crashed in Xiangyang, Central China’s Hubei Province on Thursday morning during training, leading to damage to residential buildings. Two civilians injured, one dead, pilot ejected safely, according to media reports. The injured pilot and personnel on the…
Australia has accused the pilot of a Chinese fighter jet of carrying out a dangerous manoeuvre near one of its aircraft over the South China Sea. It says the Chinese aircraft released flares and cut in front of the Australian surveillance plane. The Chinese jet then released “chaff” – an anti-radar device which includes small…
Two RAF jets broke the sound barrier over the West Country as they were scrambled from their base in the east of England today. The Typhoons were taking part in a Quick Reaction Alert intercept exercise which saw them race from their base at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire and speed across the Midlands, flying over…