ALERT Israel strikes arms depot near Damascus airport this morning
Syrian rebel and intelligence sources said Israel struck an arms supply hub on Thursday operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport where weapons from Tehran are regularly sent by commercial and military cargo planes. Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, speaking from the United States, where he has been meeting U.S. officials, to Israeli…
BREAKING Mig-31 fighter jet crashs in Siberia
A Mig-31 military plane has crashed in the Russian Republic of Buryatia, western Siberia. Both pilots managed to eject, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s preliminary information. The incident happened as the jet was conducting a training flight over the Telemba Airfield. A helicopter has been dispatched as part of the search and rescue operation.
NEWS F-35 Lightning II jets just arrived in Estonia
⚠ US F-35s arrive in Estonia https://t.co/jJRi7bXFMV pic.twitter.com/fDkbkgVpnz — Already Happened (@M3t4_tr0n) April 25, 2017 The jets will remain in Estonia for several weeks and conduct training flights with other aircraft of the U.S. and allied air forces. Eight F-35s and 250 airmen belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing and the Air…
BREAKING Explosion reported close to Khost airport and U.S. Forces base in Afghanistan
A suicide blast has reportedly taken place near a US Air Force base in Afghanistan, according to local media. It occurred shortly after US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in the country. The attack, which reportedly happened in the eastern province of Khost, comes after Mattis’ arrival to discuss the situation on the ground, as…
NEWS Two Japanese ships have joined the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on its way to Korean peninsula
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive in the waters around the Korean peninsula within days. Meanwhile, Japan said two of its ships have joined the aircraft carrier group for a joint exercise. The aircraft carrier group should arrive in waters along the Korean Peninsula “within days,” US Vice President Mike Pence…
NEWS US Air Force F-22 fighters scrambled from Anchorage to intercept Russian bombers
Two Anchorage-based fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian bombers Monday night off Kodiak Island in what an Air Force commander called the first such flight seen near Alaska in nearly two years. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, head of both the Alaskan Command and the Alaska NORAD Region, said Tuesday that the detection and intercept…
NEWS Pentagon announces deployment of 5th-Gen F-35A Fighters to Europe
The Pentagon has announced the deployment of fifth-generation F-35A fighter jets to Europe this weekend. The US Department of Defense said that the F-35A Lightning II fighters are sent to Europe to conduct training for several weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative. The Pentagon said the deployment represents “natural progression” of the F-35…
NEWS US drops biggest GBU bomb ever in Afghanistan from Hercules MC-130 plane
The United States dropped its largest non-nuclear weapon on Thursday after it targeted an ISIS network of caves and tunnels in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. forces used a 30-foot long, GPS-guided GBU-43 bomb, at around 7.30pm local time in the Nangarhar Province. The weapon weighs a staggering 21,600 pounds. It is known as the ‘Mother Of All Bombs’…
