The engine of an F-35C from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 was damaged while receiving fuel from an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-103 on Aug. 22. Debris from an aerial refueling basket was ingested into the F-35C’s engine intake, resulting in the damage, Naval Air Forces Atlantic spokesman Cmdr. Dave Hecht said on Tuesday. Both…
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled fighter jets to intercept a People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) Shaanxi Y-9JB (GX-8) electronic warfare and surveillance plane crossing the Sea of Japan and East China Sea on August 29, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced today. This is the third time that the JASDF has…
Two RAF Typhoons based in Romania have been scrambled in response to two Russian aircraft flying over the Romanian Black Sea. It follows an incident last week where RAF Typhoons responded to six Russian bombers flying close to NATO airspace. Four RAF Typhoons are deployed at the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base in southeast Romania as…
A Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonian territory. The incident took place over Pangodi in Tartu County. The flight path, location and status of the missile are currently under investigation. Though the missile has a built-in self-destruction system, it can’t be ruled out that it didn’t explode. Authorities have restricted access to…
On Friday, Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) scrambled fighter jets to intercept a Chinese electronic warfare and surveillance aircraft over the Sea of Japan, the South China Morning Post reported. According to a statement issued by the Japanese Defense Ministry, the fighter jets went after a Chinese Y-9 plane which had come from the East China Sea and flew near Socotra Rock, known as Suyan…
A helicopter of the South Korean Marine Corps has crashed at a military airport in the city of Pohang in southeast of South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing defense officials. Five people on board were killed and one was injured in the incident. The rotorcraft went down from about 10 meters above the…
Britain has unveiled a new futuristic fighter jet called Tempest that can fly unmanned and will be the future of warfare. Defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed the new plane at the Farnborough International Airshow as part a £2 billion investment programme. He unveiled a full-size model of the new fighter jet at the event which…
These two USAF C-5 super Galaxy aircraft arriving at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday morning, bringing with them US President Donald Trumps entourage of security personnel and vehicles in preparation for his visit to Scotland.
