F-22 Raptor crash lands at NAS Fallon
Retrieved from The DriveA U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor Stealth fighter was involved in belly crash landing incident after a suspected engine failure.The incident happened at NAS Fallon last week, and...
View ArticleJ-10C enter service with Chinese PLAAF
The improved Chengdu J-10C fighter has entered operational service with Chinese PLA Air Force.The J-10C is a further improvement of the J-10B, equipped with an indigenous active electronically scanned...
View ArticleOrbital ATK reveals OMEGA heavy rocket for EELV program
Orbital ATK revealed details of its all-American OmegA™ launch vehicle supporting the Evolved, Expandable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program for the U.S. Air Force this week at the Space Symposium in...
View ArticleSaudi reveal RC-135 Rivet Joint modified from E-3A SIGINT aircraft
During the multi-national GulfShield military exercise, Royal Saudi Air Force revealed its new RC-135 Rivet Joint SIGINT (signal intelligence) aircraft equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated...
View ArticleSouthwest Flight 1380 Boeing 737 suffer uncontained engine failure
A Southwest Airline Boeing 737 was involved in a fatal uncontained engine failure accident mid-air, which resulted in death of one passenger.The domestic Flight 1380 from New York La Guardia (LGA) to...
View ArticlePilot ejects after F-16C skids off runway
An US Air Force F-16C diverted to Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, Lake Havasu City, Arizona was damaged during landing at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, local time during a routine training...
View ArticleEuropean MALE RPAS debuts at ILA Berlin 2018
A full scale 1:1 model of the future European Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was unveiled at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show being held from 25 to 29 April.The...
View ArticleAirbus pitches Eurofighter for German Tornado replacement
On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacement of the Bundeswehr’s ageing Tornado combat...
View ArticleGermany-France to develop Eurofighter/Rafale replacement
Germany and France will jointly develop and manufacture the future European combat aircraft to replace existing combat jet fleet as part of Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program.Airbus and...
View ArticleUkraine offers Turkey joint Antonov An-188 airlifter production
Ukraine has offered joint production of the proposed Antonov An-188 transport aircraft with Turkey, during the Eurasia-2018 airshow held in Antalya, Turkey.The An-188 aircraft is a jet engine powered...
View ArticleLion Air 737 skids off runway at Gorontalo
A Lion Air Boeing 737 was involved in a runway excursion accident after landing at the Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) in Indonesia.The aircraft skidded off the runway and veered to the left and got...
View ArticleTupolev delivers upgraded Tu-95MC strategic missile carrier
Tupolev has delivered an upgraded Tu-95MC strategic missile carrier to Russian Ministry of Defense State flight-test center for official joint testing (OJT).The aircraft is equipped with the upgraded...
View ArticleRAAF receives final C-27J Spartan airlifter
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) inducted its 10th and final C-27J Spartan tactical airlifter into service during a ceremony at RAAF Base Richmond on April 18.Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon...
View ArticleLibyan C-130 transport crashes
A Libyan Air Force C-130 transport aircraft chartered by Akakus Oil crashed during take-off, 2 km from the Sharara oil field, on Sunday noon April 29, 2018.The aircraft was returning after delivering...
View ArticleIran planned integrating nuclear warhead on Shahab 3 ballistic missile
Israel has revealed what it claims to be conclusive proof of the secret nuclear weapons program that Iran has been hiding for years from the international community in its secret atomic archive.Israel...
View ArticleAir Asia X Airbus A330 Trent 700 engine failure attributed to bird strike
The single engine failure incident involving a AirAsia X Airbus A330 aircraft on July 3, 2017 has been concluded to be the result of a bird strike, according to a Australian Transport Safety Board...
View ArticleC-130 transport crashes in Savannah
A C-130 Hercules military plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday while performing a training mission, near the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport...
View ArticleInsitu launches commercial ScanEagle 3 UAS
Boeing's wholly owned subsidiary Insitu launched the ScanEagle 3 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at AUVSI’s Xponential 2018 in Denver, Colorado.The ScanEagle 3 is a simultaneous multi-mission capable...
View ArticleRussian Su-30SM fighter plane crashes into Mediterranean Sea off Syrian coast
A Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet has crashed in to the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Jableh city in Latakia, Syria, on Thursday morning.The two pilots onboard the twin seat fighter died in...
View ArticleEmbraer KC-390 involved in runway excursion incident
The first prototype of the Embraer KC-390 military airlifter was involved in a runway excursion incident during ground tests at the Embraer´s Gavião Peixoto facility on May 5.Embraer said the crew...
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