North Korea scrambled fighter jets on Thursday in response to a U.S. reconnaissance airplane that allegedly crossed the maritime Military Demarcation Line (MDL), according to North Korean media. The DPRK’s senior military leadership is now considering deploying warships with anti-aircraft missiles 280 miles (450 km) from Wonsan, the country’s main eastern port to prevent additional…
RAF fighter jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept Russian bombers North of Scotland. Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled this morning as well as a tanker to intercept two Russian long-range bombers as QRA launch mission. Britain said its Typhoon fighter jets intercepted two Russian maritime patrol bomber aircraft in international airspace…
A fighter jet performing at an air show near Willow Run Airport crashed on Sunday. Thunder Over Michigan was taking place Sunday at the airport, featuring several aircraft, including the MiG-23 aircraft, performing various maneuvers in the air. This was the 25th year of the Thunder Over Michigan show. Video appears to show the pilot…
On 9th August, a Westjet Boeing 737 collided with a Hercules military aircraft while taxiing on the ground at Comox Airport, Canada. The Boeing 737-700 with registration C-FWSI was scheduled to depart as flight WS346 from Comox to Edmonton. However, while it was on its way to the runway, the incident occurred. The Boeing 737…
A Russian missile strike on Saturday hit a facility of the Ukrainian aeronautics group Motor Sich, one of several companies requisitioned by the government since Moscow’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Today there was another Russian missile attack against our country. Kinzhals, Calibers. They hit Motor Sich” near Khmelnytskyi in western Ukraine, around 300 kilometers…
Russia said it scrambled a Su-30 fighter jet after intercepting a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. Russia on Saturday said that it scrambled a Su-30 fighter jet to “prevent a violation of the Russian state border” by a US Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. “As the Russian fighter…
Emergency crews desperately searching for four people feared dead after a military helicopter crashed off Hamilton Island. The military helicopter, known as Taipan, had been engaged in a two-helicopter mission when it crashed at about 10.30pm on Friday. There were four Australian crew aboard the MRH-90 Taipan aircraft at the time. The second chopper immediately…
A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 aircraft accidentally collided with a French A400M on the ground at the American military base in Guam. A Canadian military transport plane crashed into a French A400M transporter at the American military base in Guam in the Pacific at the end of last week, without causing any casualties, the…
Australia has announced the purchase of 20 C-130J Hercules aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for $9.8 billion. The new transport aircraft ordered by the Albanese Government of Australia are set to replace and expand upon the existing fleet of 12 C-130J Hercules aircraft currently operated by the RAAF. The delivery of the…
Several military aircraft from several nations took part in an elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base. While at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for an ongoing BTF mission, a B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base took part in an elephant walk alongside U.S. and Allied aircraft from multiple nations. List of aircraft: A330, C-17,…
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group reportedly shot down military transport aircraft in the Voronezh region. A Russian Air Force An-26 and several helicopters were shot down allegedly by Wagner Special Forces. Some sources reported that it was a Russian Ilyushin 22 aircraft. Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged,…
This morning two F-5 Tiger aircraft touched each other during Patrouille Suisse training in the Baar/Zug area. During training for the display at the Federal Yodelling Festival in Zug next weekend, two F-5 Tiger aircraft touched each other in the air. The nose of an F-5 Tiger broke off and hit the facade of a…