The 35-year-old pilot was flying a Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen jet. Thailand’s national Children’s Day is celebrated yearly on the second Saturday of January. Footage of the accident captured shrieks from a startled crowd as the jet took a nosedive and crashed near the airport’s runway, releasing fiery plumes of smoke. “One pilot was killed…
An engine dropped out of a B-52 bomber during a training flight on Wednesday, the Air Force has confirmed. A B-52 bomber on a training flight near Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota lost one of eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofan engines mid-fligh. The crew declared an in-flight emergency when the pilot discovered…
Here we go again. Donald Trump has tweeted another critique about a major defense company — and the stock immediately fell. Trump tweeted Monday morning that “the F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th.” Shares of Lockheed Martin…
A Russian fighter flew dangerously close to a US warplane over eastern Syria, US defence officials said Friday, highlighting the risks of a serious mishap in the increasingly crowded airspace. The near miss occurred late on October 17, when a Russian jet that was escorting a larger spy plane manoeuvred in the vicinity of an…
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