F-16 crash at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina kills pilot
A US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft crashed during a training mission in South Carolina, killing the pilot, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The plane went down about 11:30 pm Tuesday...
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IAF to urgently procure 21 MiG 29s, 12 Su 30s
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going ahead with plans to order 33 additional fighter jets from Russia, with the proposal expected to be taken up for clearances by the...
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Su-57 Could Soon Have a Robot in the Cockpit
Russia’s new Su-57 stealth fighter is reportedly undergoing unmanned testing. The Sukhoi Su-57, codenamed “Felon” by NATO, is a large twin-engine stealth fighter in the same rough class as the...
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IAF Mig-29 Crashes in Punjab’s Nawanshahr
Mig-29 fighter aircraft of the IAF crashed in Chuharpur village here on Friday after it developed a technical snag, officials said. The pilot ejected safely and has been rescued, they...
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F-15QA Completes Successful First Flight
Boeing successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter, the most advanced version of the jet ever manufactured. Developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), the jet demonstrated...
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Uncorrected Design Flaws Plague the F-35 Program
The latest testing report on the F-35 shows there hasn't been appreciable improvement in the program's overall reliability since 2016 As the F-35 program limps toward the end of its...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 500th F-35 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35. In February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000 flight hours. The 500th production aircraft is a U.S....
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France, Germany sign contract to develop fighter jet prototype
France and Germany signed a 150 million euro ($161.84 million) deal on Thursday to develop a prototype of the next generation fighter jet, a project seen as vital for Europe...
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Pilots of the RAF’s top fighter jets are being grounded as a lack of spare parts means they cannot put in the flying hours to keep their skills up to date, MPs warn. Five Typhoon pilots were temporarily grounded last year because of a lack of aircraft availability, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said. The shortages are also affecting the training programme, with only eight of the Royal Air Force’s ...
Category: Military Aviation
A frightening collision between one of the world’s largest airliners and a commuter jet on a dark, wet tarmac at Kennedy Airport is underscoring worries about ground accidents as U.S. airports begin handling a new generation of giant planes. A total of 586 passengers and crew members were aboard the two aircraft Monday night when the left wing of an Airbus A380 operated by Air France clipped a Bombardier CRJ-700 ...
Category: General Aviation
The Marine Corps completed an aviation first, April 8, by flying MV-22B Ospreys on the aircraft’s longest movement to date. Six Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 returned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit after a trek from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, to Souda Bay, Greece, with the assistance of a pair of KC-130J Hercules from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) who provided transport and aerial refueling support. “As far ...
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Iran takes a unique step forward in the world of military aviation with the announcement of the country’s first jet fighter squadron comprised of all Iranian aircraft. The HESA Saeqeh jet fighter; Iranian built and designed- now has become part of Iran’s Air Force. Saeqeh means ‘Thunderbolt’ in Iran and that name was applied to what was undoubtedly one of the best American WWII fighters, the P-47 Thunderbolt which had a ridiculous ...
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Multipurpose fighter the Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) crashed near Vladivostok during a training flight. “According to preliminary data, the Su-27 crashed due to failure of one of the onboard systems”, said a source at the Russian Defense Ministry. The pilot managed to eject and landed successfully. The fighter crashed outside the village. There are no casualties or destruction on the ground there. The military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of ...
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More than five years and nearly $80 billion after the world’s most expensive fighter jets joined the U.S. military fleet, the high-tech stealth F-22 Raptor has yet to see combat despite the U.S. Air Force’s involvement in three simultaneous major combat operations. When the U.S. led an international effort to secure a no-fly zone over Libya last month, the F-22, the jet the Air Force said “cannot be matched,” was not ...
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SpaceX of California says it plans to launch the most powerful expendable rocket since the Apollo era in 2013. The Falcon 9-Heavy is a beefed up version of the vehicle the company will soon use to send a robotic cargo ship to the International Space Station. The new rocket should be capable of putting more than 53 tonnes (117,000lb) of payload in a low-Earth orbit – more than twice that ...
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A British industry team led by British Aerospace Electronic Systems has completed the final tests on the ejection or escape system for all variants of the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft. The system has been certified as safe for flight after a series of rigorous tests. The escape system, used in emergency situations, ensures pilots can eject safely and will be fitted to all 3000+ F-35 aircraft which will be flown ...
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When it comes to Russian aerospace products, conventional wisdom is: The equipment is good, the after-market is awful. Ask the Indian air force and its officials would emphatically agree. Sourcing of spares and consumables for its Russian-built aircraft and weapon systems has sunk to a new low for the IAF, with the government permitting it to issue multiple global tenders for spares across a range of systems. The move marks a ...
Category: Russian Aviation
The Boeing announced that it delivered F-15K 47 and F-15K 48 Slam Eagles to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base on March 15. The two F-15K Slam Eagles departed St. Louis on March 8 and made stops in Palmdale, California, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. “Boeing continues to work closely with its ROKAF customers to ensure we deliver quality aircraft ...
Category: Military Aviation
Boeing engineers figured the joints holding the skin in place on their older Boeing 737 jetliners would begin to wear, but only as the planes neared retirement. They never expected it to happen in middle age. Caught off guard when a piece of the fuselage on a Southwest Airlines jet peeled away as it flew over Arizona last week, they are rushing to create inspection and repair instructions for hundreds of similar ...
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Following is a synopsis of statements by NATO and countries participating in military operations in Libya, made on Friday: NATO The following countries are participating for now in NATO’s operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, including approximate number of aircraft and maritime assets at their disposal (in brackets): Belgium (6,0), Bulgaria (0,1), Canada (11,1) ... ...
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The Chilean Navy has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military C295 in its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration. The handover took place after the aircraft was certified by INTA, the Spanish authority responsible for certification and military airworthiness. Based on the Maritime Patrol (MPA) configuration of the aircraft, the C295 ASW is the first ASW type designed and certified in Europe, to enter service since the 1960s-vintage Bréguet Atlantic. It ...
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A U.S. Air Force attack jet on a training mission crashed in western Germany on Friday, injuring the pilot as he ejected to safety, authorities said. The A-10 Thunderbolt II went down near the village of Laufeld, between the former West German capital of Bonn and Trier, police spokeswoman Monika Peters said. The pilot has been hospitalized and is in “good condition,” according to a military statement. The jet crashed ...
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