Two nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Force were intercepted by U.S. F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets as they were approaching the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Sea of Japan, according to two U.S. defense officials. The interaction — which occurred as the Russian bombers flew about…
Local media has shown video of practice landings by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The aircraft landings involved the shutting down of an interstate highway by the South Australian Police (SAPOL) on 18 October. The landing practice was done with a C-27J Spartan from 35 Squadron RAAF…
President Trump signed an executive order Friday allowing the Air Force to recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to active duty to address a shortage in combat fliers, the White House and Pentagon announced. By law, only 25 retired officers can be brought back to serve in any one branch. Trump’s order removes those…
A Japanese defense helicopter carrying four crew members lost contact during flight training in central Japan on Tuesday evening and is feared to have crashed. The UH-60J disappeared from radar while flying over the Pacific Ocean about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Hamamatsu, a coastal city in central Japan, defense officials said. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera…
A Spanish Air Force F-18 has crashed this Tuesday morning around the base of Torrejón de Ardoz, according to police sources informed by Europa Press. UPDATE Pilot didn’t eject and was killed during the crash. Los servicios de emergencia inspeccionan los restos del F18 estrellado en Torrejón https://t.co/ZXLi1VlJ84 pic.twitter.com/rUtGejdjwh — EL PAÍS (@el_pais) October…
The Australian Army has conducted flight testing of a new piece of safety equipment designed for pilots. The Tactile Cueing System has been designed by Angus Rupert over the last 25 years. Mr Rupert is a medical researcher with the US Army and is a visiting Fulbright Scholar in Melbourne at Australia’s Defence Science and…
State broadcaster TVE reported the military aircraft was a Eurofighter returning from the October 12 Spain Day flypast and parade in Madrid. UPDATE Spokesman of Spain’s Ministry of Defense said the pilot died. UPDATE The accident occurred at 12:09 local time. The firefighters, national police and health personnel are working on the scene. Primeras imágenes del accidente del avión…
The US has conducted a joint military exercise with South Korea, flying two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula. Two bombers operating out of Andersen Air Force Base in Guam carried out the drills, US Pacific Air Forces said in a statement. It said the US warplanes flew with F-15K from the South Korean air…
A Russian military jet has reportedly crashed in north-western Syria, killing the two crew members on board. Russian news agencies quote the defence ministry as saying the Sukhoi-24 attack plane veered off the runway as it was taking off for a combat mission. Reports suggest a technical fault may have been to blame. Neither of…
A video of Houthi militants downing a US surveillance drone in Yemen has emerged in the internet. The footage, published by Yemen’s Al-Masirah television network, shows an anti-aircraft missile launched by Houthi forces destroying the MQ-9 Reaper, an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). At the end of the video, a crowd of people is seen standing next to the burning wreckage…
A Mirage 2000N from the French military mission Barkhane which missed its takeoff from the airport Hassan Djamouss, this morning at 7:55 local time. The plane crashed into the airport wall next to the Ministry of Public Works before catching fire. The two pilots on board were able to eject from the aircraft in time, one…
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea “won’t be around much longer.” “Last weekend Trump claimed that our leadership wouldn’t be around much longer and declared a war on our country,” Ri said, according…
