On Tuesday, a Chinook from 28 Squadron based at RAF Benson made a precautionary landing in a field near Wantage following a mechanical issue. The aircraft soon sank into the field, likely due to the extended period of wet weather that UK experienced recently. RAF engineers deployed to the site to assess the mechanical issue…
An US Air Force F-15C Eagle fired a NATM-9M special air training missile during an exercise over the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 8, 2020. The training allowed pilots to employ the munition against a drone, ensuring combat readiness for real-world scenarios.
A UK military drone crashed during a practice in Cyprus in October. The £1bn Watchkeeper drone programme has been plagued with problems during its development. Between 2014 and 2018 there have been at least five recorded crashes, and there are claims the drone is unable to fly in poor weather conditions. Originally purchased for use…
Police in Russia is searching for radio parts stolen from a top-secret military aircraft ‘Doomsday Plane’ designed for use during a nuclear war. The robbery, which raises questions about the security of sensitive military-related installations, took place as maintenance work was being carried out on the Ilyushin Il-80 plane. The aircraft was modified from a…
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has grounded it’s jet aircraft after the crew ejected from a Super Hornet late yesterday. The jet was about 200m into it’s take off roll at RAAF Amberley at the time. A witness told media that smoke appeared to come from one of the engines before the pilots ejected.…
France to build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by 2038. France will build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by 2038, a 300-meter ship moving 75,000 tonnes, one and a half times larger than the current Charles-de-Gaulle which it will succeed. This announcement, postponed several times since the summer for reasons related to current events or…
Sixty years after being disappeared at sea along with its pilot, the wreckage of SE. 203 Aquilon number 83 of Flotilla 11F was found. The jet aircraft belonged to the French Naval Aviation and it had disappeared on June 13, 1960. The naval jet fell into the sea and sank immediately during a practice session.…
Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to search for one that went missing during a training exercise, authorities said Wednesday. The decision removes around 150 planes from Taiwan’s skies, leaving the democratic island relying on an even more limited fleet to warn off Chinese jets that…
The incident took place amid ongoing hostilities in the nearby disputed Karabakh region between Azerbaijani forces and the forces of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A Russian Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) military helicopter has crashed on the territory of Armenia near the village of Yeraskh after it was shot from the ground by unknown forces…
The White House will move ahead with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported Thursday. The deal will see 50 F-35 jets sold to the UAE, sources told Reuters.
When a civilian aircraft strayed into forbidden airspace over an election rally for US President Donald Trump in Arizona on Wednesday, a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet was dispatched to warn it off, firing defensive flares to get the pilot’s attention. On Wednesday, Trump traveled to Bullhead City, Arizona, for a political rally less…
Two pilots of US Navy T-6B Texan II were killed on Friday when the training aircraft crashed in a small town near Mobile, Alabama, according to the Navy. The US Naval Air Forces spokesman for Commander, Zach Harrell, said that one of them was an instructor whereas the other was a student. The two-seat training…