A Russian pilot was killed Saturday in fighting with Islamists after his warplane was downed over northwest Syria, Russia’s defense ministry and a monitor said. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a powerful jihadist-dominated alliance said on an affiliated media channel it had shot down the plane but made no mention of the pilot. An AFP…
Two military helicopters crashed near Lake Carcès, about 50 kilometers from Saint-Tropez (South of France), killing at least five people, according to sources on Friday morning. Three helicopters were deployed on site. Research is underway to find the 6th person which was onboard. Helicopters involved in the accident are two Gazelles.
On Jan. 29, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the Su-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3’s flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the Su-27’s…
A heavily modernized version of the iconic Il-78 aerial fuel tanker plane has performed its maiden flight. The plane boasts new engines and wings, as well as an increased flight range and fuel capacity. The new plane, named Il-78M-90A, successfully took to the skies for the very first time on January 25. The plane was…
A Chinese military aircraft has crashed during a training session in Guizhou province in sothern China. “In the afternoon of January 29, an aircraft from the Air Force crashed during flight training in Guizhou province. Currently, search and rescue efforts are underway“, the Chinese Air Force said in a statement on its official account on…
The flight was part of the trials of the aircraft, which lasted for about seven minutes and was witnessed by a delegation of senior Russian officials, headed by the president. President Vladimir Putin has attended a test flight of Russia’s new Tu-160 strategic bomber, later suggesting that a civilian passenger version of the supersonic aircraft…
CASA CN-235 military training plane crashed Tuesday in Turkey’s southern Isparta province, killing three crew members, the governor said. Rescue teams reached the wreck of the aircraft at a remote location in Yalvaç district, Governor Şehmus Günaydın added. He noted that there was thick fog in the area, which was likely the cause of the…
The United Arab Emirates on Monday accused fighter jets belonging to Qatar of intercepting two passenger planes en route to Bahrain, in an ongoing row over alleged airspace violations. “Qatari fighter jets intercept an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight to Manama in a flagrant threat to civil aviation safety and in a clear…
RAF jets have been scrambled this morning to intercept Russian planes approaching UK airspace. Two Typhoon fighters took off from RAF Lossiemouth just before 9:30am as QRA. Please reload the page for updates… UPDATE 11:15 UTC The two Russian Tu-160 Blackjacks are over the north sea. UPDATE 11:07 UTC Two Belgian Air Component F-16s have…
