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US Marines’ F/A-18 Jet, KC-130, Crash during Nighttime Refueling Exercise
December 6, 2018 @ 10:54 AMUnited States Marines F/A-18 fighter Jet and a KC-130 tanker crashed into the sea during a nighttime refueling exercise off the coast of Japan, five crew members are reported missing while two have been rescued. A KC-130 air-refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet were involved in a “mishap” in the early morning hours of Thursday
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Indian Air Force Trainer Aircraft Crashes
November 29, 2018 @ 11:10 AMA trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in neighbouring Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Wednesday, a defence release said. However, the trainee pilot ejected safely, it said, adding the accident occurred at around 11
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Installation Record of AOA Sensor not in Lion Air Crash Investigation Report:...
November 28, 2018 @ 01:20 PMBoeing has commented that the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) preliminary report on the 737 MAX Lion Air Flight 610 crash does not include records as to the installation or calibration of the Angle of Attack (AOA) sensor, nor does the report indicate whether the sensor was new or refurbished. Boeing comment: Earlier today, the NTSC released its preliminary accident investigation report
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Iran to Induct Three Destroyers in Next Four Months
November 26, 2018 @ 12:43 PMThe Iranian Navy will be inducting three destroyers to its northern and southern armadas in the next four months. “The vessels namely Sahand, Damavand and Dena would be joining the Navys fleets in the same order,” Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was quoted as saying in an
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KAI to Roll Out New Light Combat Helicopter Prototype in December
November 26, 2018 @ 07:12 AMKorea Aerospace Industries plans to roll out the prototype of its light armed helicopter in December. The LAH will replace an aging fleet of Armys attak helicopters that include MD500s and 70 AH-15 Cobras, Yonhap reported quoting KAI officials as saying Sunday
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First French Air Force Reaper Drone Crashes
November 19, 2018 @ 12:35 PMA French Air Force Reaper drone crashed in a desert area a few kilometres away from the Barkhane track without causing any casualties. The drone crashed around 1:00 am, Paris time last Saturday
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Japan postpones V-22 Osprey Delivery Amidst Safety Concerns
November 17, 2018 @ 01:15 PMUnable to win local support for deployment of V-22 Ospreys to Saga airport in southwestern Japan, the Japanese government is delaying delivery of the trouble-prone aircraft. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Friday the government is postponing delivery of the first batch of US-made Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft, initially planned for this fall, to a yet-to-be confirmed later date
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Lion Air Victim’s Parents File Lawsuit against Boeing for ‘Unsafe Design’
November 16, 2018 @ 01:18 PMIn probably the first time, the parents of a passenger onboard an airliner has sued the aircraft manufacturer for design issues. The parents of Rio Nanda Putrama, a passenger travelling to Pangkal Pinang onboard the Lion Air flight that crashed into the Java sea last month killing 189 people have sued the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing for its 737 Max 8 aircrafts alleged ‘unsafe design
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Norwegian Frigate Sinks After Collision with Maltese Tanker
November 13, 2018 @ 01:17 PMThe Norwegian frigate, “KNM Helge Ingstad" sunk after it collided with a Maltese tanker, “Sola TS” in western Norway after the cables holding it in place broke. "The vessel is now lying immobile in deeper water," the head of the Navy's rescue operation, Havard Mathiesen was quoted as saying by
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Egyptian MiG-29M Fighter Jet Crashes due to ‘technical glitch,’ Pilot Ejects
November 5, 2018 @ 10:59 AMAn Egyptian MiG-29M fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Saturday, which the countrys air force attributed to a “technical glitch in the control tools.” The Russian-made MiG-29M is the latest generation MiG-29 and part of a batch of aircraft delivered to Cairo earlier this year
Turkey’s Aselsan Conducts First Firing of Tolun Missile for Ground-to-Ground Engagements
U.K., Norway Working on Defense Pact to Deter Russia
UAE's ADASI Selects Turkish Radar for its Garmoosha Rotary Wing UAV
Philippines Aircraft Descended to Chinese Helicopter Altitude: Chinese PLA
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U