The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets has arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base, Indian officials said, as the country seeks to modernise its military amid security challenges with Pakistan and China. They were being escorted by 2 SU30 MKIs and landed at the airbase in Ambala in the northern state…
A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter has made an emergency landing in Carmarthenshire. The transport helicopter was suspected to have struck a power line before coming down on farmland around 10 miles north west of Pembrey. No-one is thought to have been seriously injured, although it is understood there may have been some minor injuries.…
An RAF fighter jet has been forced to make an emergency landing at Aberdeen airport due to a “technical issue”. The Typhoon was on a training mission when the problem was discovered and it landed at Aberdeen International Airport shortly before 1pm on Wednesday. An RAF spokesman said the landing was made safely and the…
In a statement made late Wednesday, Russia’s National Defence Control Center indicated that naval radar systems had picked up the Poseidon and a US U-2S reconnaissance plane flying over the Black Sea. Separately, the Baltic Fleet detected a German Air Force P-3C Orion spy plane operating near Russia’s borders in the Baltic Sea. None of…
Iranian state television reported on Thursday a Mahan Air passenger flight was approached by an unidentified fighter jet in Syrian skies, forcing the plane to take emergency measures that caused injuries among the passengers. The flight was en route from Tehran to Beirut and was in Syrian airspace when the alleged incident occurred. Please reload…
On 14 July, the Royal Netherlands Air Force has received two more F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Leeuwarden Air Base, with some delay. New fighters were delivered to the Netherlands with delay due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, where the aircraft were built. According to the Scramble Magazine, the new F-35 fighters with…
The US Navy’s first Black female fighter pilot has earned her wings. Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle completed the Tactical Air (Strike) aviator syllabus. According to the Navy, Swegle is currently assigned to the Redhawks of Training Squadron (VT) 21 at Naval Air Station Kingsville in Texas. The photo that accompanied the Navy tweet celebrating Swegle’s…
The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data and technical support.…
Several US Navy sailors are injured after a fire broke out aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) docked in Naval Base San Diego, California, on Sunday afternoon. The San Diego Fire Department was first requested at around 9:00 a.m., the department wrote on Twitter, where it later said that “several sailors” were being treated for…
This morning, an RAF Voyager and two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from a number of different bases. A RAF Air Tanker A330 has been scrambled from RAF Brize Norton for a quick reaction alert. UPDATE The RAF tanker is back at RAF Brize Norton. Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth have been scrambled due to possible Russian…
US fighters intercepted four Russian military aircraft near Alaska Saturday, marking the sixth time this month Russian planes have been intercepted in the area this month. US Air Force F-22 Raptors were scrambled in response to the presence of four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) Saturday, North American…
