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…
A Italian Air Force aircraft crashed in the sea just outside Terracina during an air show. The news was confirmed by Air Force. UPDATE The pilot is dead, no ejection. The Eurofighter failed to gain altitude after a loop. The Eurofighter aircraft of the experimental department was engaged in a show when it suddenly collapsed at…
Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to monitor a pair of Russian military planes flying towards UK airspace. The fighter jets took off from the Lossiemouth base in Scotland on Wednesday. The Typhoons were sent to monitor two Russian aircraft which were heading towards a UK “area of interest”. Once the RAF jets were airborne,…
The Israeli Air Force intercepted what it believes to be an Iranian-built drone, sent by the Hezbollah terrorist organization, that attempted to cross into Israeli airspace on Tuesday, the army said. UPDATE The Iranian built reconnaissance drone took off from the Damascus airport. The military said it intercepted the incoming unmanned aerial vehicle, but was still…
Footage of an incident leaked online on Tuesday shows accidental rocket fire from a Russian strike helicopter hitting close to parked cars. The incident came to light on Tuesday after footage of the misfire was published online. The Russian military declined to disclose when and where it happened, but denied reports that it was during…
“On September 14, after landing on the Shaikovka base a Tu-22M3 skidded off the runway due to technical reasons. The crew members were not injured, “the Russian ministry said. Six such strategic bombers on Thursday appeared above the Baltic Sea. They are rare here – the last time a mission in the Tu-22M3 region was…
