An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter had a “landing mishap” on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Monday in the South China Sea, the Navy announced. The F-35C Lightning II, which is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2, was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea when the mishap occurred.…
In partnership with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires and Rapid Capabilities Office, Raytheon Missiles & Defense successfully showcased several counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities during the service’s 10-day summer test period. The tests used Coyote interceptor variants with the KuRFS precision targeting radar and the Ku-720 mobile sensing radar, to detect and defeat all drone swarms…
A Royal Air Force Typhoon has shot down a small hostile drone in Syria which posed a threat to Coalition forces in the area. This unprecedented event was the first operational air-to-air engagement conducted by an RAF Typhoon, and also the first RAF air-to-air missile firing during Operation SHADER – the UK’s contribution to the…
The Finnish Government has announced Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft selected from its HX Fighter Program. “We are honored the Government of Finland through its thorough, open competition has selected the F-35, and we look forward to partnering with the Finnish Defence Forces and Finnish defence industry to deliver and…
The Black Sea region has become a major hot spot for tensions between Russia and NATO in recent months, with the alliance deploying warships in the body of water for drills, and sending fighters, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft and drones to probe Russia’s maritime defences. Russian Su-27 fighters were scrambled Wednesday to intercept and accompany…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) said the helicopter with Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on board crashed in Tamil Nadu. A helicopter carrying India’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and other officials crashed Wednesday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, officials said. The helicopter crashed at the Coonoor…
An U.S. Navy Blue Angel F-18 had to make an emergency landing Tuesday at the Dane County Regional Airport due to a hydraulic issue with the plane, an airport spokesperson confirmed. The Dane Co. airport noted the pilot of the plane reported it having a hydraulic issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) and asked for…
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to buy 80 French-made Rafale fighter jets, the biggest international order ever made for the warplanes, officials said on Friday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. The UAE, one of the French defence industry’s biggest customers, also agreed to buy 12 Caracal military transport helicopters, the French…
A Twitter user sourced the video from a Royal Navy WhatsApp group and claimed that the original footage is from the ship’s visual surveillance system. A new video posted to Twitter purports to show the F-35 British fighter jet crashing into the water during takeoff as its pilot ejects. The jet, which was docked on…
A £100million fighter jet reportedly crashed because a plastic rain cover was left on it during take-off. The expensive F-35 fighter jet plunged into the Mediterranean sea after a cheap plastic cover was reportedly kept on as the Royal Navy hunt for wreckage which contains top secret technology. The plastic cover is believed to have…
A Greek Air Force fighter jet has crashed on Thursday afternoon. An F-16 fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed on Thursday afternoon in the area of Andravida. It crashed before landing to Andravida Air Force Base in the Peloponnese this afternoon around 15:30. The pilot was able to eject. The accident happened during…
A British F-35 fighter jet has crashed during a routine operation in the Mediterranean, the Ministry of Defence has said. The pilot has been safely returned to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and an investigation has begun, the MoD added. The F35 pilot from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected during routine flying operations…