ALERT Two Russian Tu-95 bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by a pair of F-22 Raptor fighter jets
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…
BREAKING Russian Su-30SM has crashed off the coast of Latakia, Syria
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…
BREAKING A C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Savannah, Georgia
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…
ALERT A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US Navy P-8 spy plane this morning over the Baltic Sea
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…
BREAKING USAF F-16 from Luke Air Force Base crashed at Lake Havasu Airport, pilot ejected
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…
ALERT Danish and Italian fighter jets scrambled 4 times last week to Russian warplanes
NATO air-policing jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled four times from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. According to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry, all four Russian aircraft were transport airplanes flying with pre-filed flight plans, maintained contact with flight controllers but had their onboard transponders off. They were…
VIDEO USAF B1B takes off to Syria on Friday, the first combat employment of JASSM-ER weapon
A @28thBombWing #B1B Lancer takes off on a strike mission April 13, in support of the multinational response to #Syria’s recent use of chemical weapons. Two B-1Bs employed 19 JASSM-ER, the first combat employment of the weapon. #AirPower pic.twitter.com/XVzZEodHN3 — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) April 15, 2018 A 28th Bomb Wing #B1B Lancer takes…
ALERT Fighter jets took off from RAF airbase in Cyprus and FAF airbase in France to execute strikes against Syria (video)
The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites. The strikes are in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week. Explosions hit the capital, Damascus, as well as two locations near the city of Homs,…
