Russian Defence Ministry issued a statement saying that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet scrambled to intercept a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, however, without mentioning the date and time of the incident. The Russian Defence Ministry has released a video online showing how a Su-27 escorts a US Boeing P-8A Poseidon…
Two crew members of a Tu-22M3 have died and two more were injured during a hard landing in Russia’s Murmansk region. “On 22 January, the Tu-22M3, after completing a scheduled training flight in the Murmansk region, made a hard landing when it encountered heavy snow” the ministry said in a statement. According to a report, 1 crew was taken…
A Blue Angels pilot had to make an emergency landing during a training flight in California on Tuesday. The F/A-18 Hornet’s main landing gear did not extend on approach to the airfield following a training flight according to a release from the Navy. The pilot landed the aircraft with no injury to himself or ground…
Syrian state media on Sunday accused Israel of conducting a rare daylight missile attack in and around Damascus, triggering the country’s air defenses. Local Syrian media said the targets of strike were in Damascus International Airport and in the town of al-Kiswah, south of the capital. The Russian military, which is allied with Syrian dictator…
A fighter jet Mirage 2000D vanished from radars shortly before noon Wednesday. The radar plot disappeared from the screens as it flew over the Jura mountains in the late morning. UPDATE 6 French Air Force confirms death of pilot and weapon systems officer after crash of a Mirage 2000D yesterday. UPDATE 5 Following the crash of…
An Israel Air Force F-15 reportedly lost its canopy in a freak accident during a training flight at 30,000 feet. The pilots, suddenly exposed to the rarified atmosphere, managed to coax the plane back down for a gentle landing. The two pilots, a captain and a lieutenant, took off from the Tel Nof airbase near…
The modernisation is aimed at prolonging the service of the Tu-22M3 modification, while at the same time upgrading its capabilities. The planes will be able to carry cutting edge Russian missile weaponry, including the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“Dagger”) ballistic missile, which can reach speeds of 10 Mach. Russian TV channel Zvezda has published a video of…
VIDEO: Lightning bolt strikes a #Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet! pic.twitter.com/oBldSa1Tcf — محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) December 28, 2018 The F/A-18C being hit by a lightning bolt took the pilot by surprise.
The Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said two Turkish F-16 jets violated Greek airspace twice on Monday. According to the statement, Turkish jets flew over the Greek island of Oinousses at the height of 26,000 feet on Monday at 16:04 local time (14:04 GMT). F-16 jets violated Greek airspace while the Greek Minister of Defense,…
