A military plane has had to make an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee after what was “believed to be a lightning strike.” According to the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, the in-flight emergency happened on the KC-135 plane Wednesday. It landed at Mitchell International Airport at about 2:45 p.m.,…
At around 07:40 LT, a Brazilian Air Force F-5F has crashed right after takeoff from Santa Cruz air base near Rio de Janeiro. The crew was able to ejected. Queda do Caça F5f na cidade de itaguaí, Na Rio Santos. pic.twitter.com/X4bc0kQoyV — Eduardo BOLSONARO Silva (@SilvaBolsonaro) May 24, 2018
Israel is the first country in the world to carry out an “operational attack” with the F-35 stealth fighter, Israel’s air force commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin said on Tuesday. “The F-35 squadron has become an operational squadron. We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East – we might be the first to…
Two Russian long-range bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by a pair of F-22 Raptor fighter jets on Friday, the military said. The Tu-95 bombers were flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone in the Bering Sea north of the Aleutian Islands, where they were visually identified and shadowed by the U.S. jets…
A Russian Su-30SM fighter crashed in Syria, with both pilots having perished in the incident, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. On Thursday morning, a Russian Su-30SM went down in the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Khmeimim Airbase. Pilots “fought to take the aircraft under control till the last minute,” the Russian Defense ministry said. Both…
Emergency crews are responding to a military plane crash in Savannah, Georgia. The Puerto Rico Air National Guard C-130 was flying from Savannah, Georgia, to Tucson, Arizona, where it was to be decommissioned. The plane involved in Wednesday’s crash was at least 50 years old, according to an official familiar with the aircraft. Prayers…
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US Navy P-8 spy plane this morning will flying over the Baltic Sea. Today’s incident saw the Russian jet come with 20 feet of the US plane, officials said. The P-8 spy plane was flying in international airspace of the Baltic Sea. It is the first military clash…
A USAF F-16 crashed at Lake Havasu Airport on Tuesday morning. According to the United States Air Force, an F-16C aircraft assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base diverted and attempted to land at the Lake Havasu Airport around 10:30 a.m. Officials say the aircraft departed the prepared surface and…
