Two military Antonov An-30 and An-32 have been destroyed in a ground collision on the runway at Khartoum Intl Airport, Sudan. The airport was closed until further notice. No information about casualties yet. CCTV footage shows the An-32 struck the tail of the preceding An-26 on runway 18 at Khartoum Airport.
China said it is opposed to US jets taking “provocative actions” in the disputed South China Sea, a day after Washington confirmed that its B-52 long-range bombers flew near the contested territories. On Tuesday, a group of B-52 bombers “participated in a regularly scheduled, combined operation in the East China Sea,” Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel…
Several British and French military aircraft were scrambled today. Two RAF planes were sent to the coast off Newcastle after the Russian Blackjacks long-range bomber jets passed through “a variety of international airspace”, which had been monitored by NATO partners. A Typhoon fighter jet and a supporting Airbus Voyager tanker plane were sent out from…
According to Russian Defense Ministry, a MiG-31 aircraft crashed in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Preliminary data indicate that a technical flaw had caused the MiG-31 fighter jet’s crash, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Both pilots have ejected safely. The plane fell 17 km from the air base. The circumstances of the disaster are being investigated. According to some…
A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia’s defence ministry says. “Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20 plane over the Mediterranean Sea,” the ministry said. Contact was lost at about 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Monday, it added. UPDATE The…
At 08:30 (local time) this morning, two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon were scrambled from Grosseto Air Base to intercept an Ukranian Vulkan Air Antonov An-26. The aircraft was flying from Tanger to Rome FCO. The aircraft (reg. UR-CQD) lost radio contact with ATC. The Antonov was escorted during the landing in Rome FCO.
Reports confirmed that Syrian air defenses intercepted several Israeli missiles, which targeted the Damascus International Airport, on Saturday night. The Syrian SANA news agency reported that a military source confirmed the Israeli attack on Damascus International Airport. The military source said “Our air defenses responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus International Airport and…
USAF F-22 stealth fighter jet intercepts Russian nuclear-capable “Bear” bomber west of Alaska on Sept. 11th, NORAD says. Second time this month Russian bombers flew near United States; both times remaining in international airspace
Two US F-15 jets on September 8 carried out strikes using banned phosphorus bombs in Deir ez-Zor province, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation said in a statement. “In Deir ez-Zor province on September 8, 2018, two F-15 aircraft of the US Air Force carried out strikes on the settlement of Hadjin with the use…
Two US F-22 fighter jets escorted Tu-95MC Russian strategic bombers over the Arctic Ocean, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The interception took place south of the Aleutian Islands, a chain of volcanic territories belonging to both the United States and Russia. At no time did the Russian…
