On Wednesday, an Il-76 transport plane was downed in Russian airspace. It was reportedly carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs scheduled for a prisoner swap, escorted by three Russian military guards, as well as six crew members. All on board were killed. It seems the aircraft was destroyed by missiles launched from …
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An Su-34 fighter jet crashed in Bryansk Region, Russia near the Ukrainian border, minutes after reports that an unidentified helicopter also went down in the area, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing sources. The agency provided no details on casualties, saying the authorities are working to clarify the situation. …
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The Russian Navy will not welcome back into service its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, until at least 2024, the head of the Russian state-owned shipbuilding holding revealed on Tuesday. The timeline for the warship’s upgrade has been moved back again by several months, said Alexey Rakhmanov, head of the …
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The US military has ordered a temporary halt of some non-critical missions in order to conduct a risk and error review, after a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, as well as Navy MH-60S Seahawk and F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet all crashed within the scope of a single week in southern …
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The US Navy’s Naval Air Facility El Centro has confirmed it is aware of reports that yet another US military aircraft has crashed on Thursday, about 35 miles north of Yuma, Arizona. The incident comes just one day after five Marines were killed in an MV-22 Osprey crash around the same area, in …
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Chinese military pilots have reportedly been flipping the bird at their Canadian colleagues mid-air in what Ottawa labeled “unprofessional” behavior during a North Korea patrol mission. Beijing jets were frequently flying as close as 20 to 100 feet from a Canadian plane, Canada’s Global News reported on Wednesday, citing sources …
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The US Navy has decided to allow sailors living on the USS George Washington to move to other accommodations after a string of suicides onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The vessel has been dry-docked in Virginia since 2017 and is undergoing an extensive overhaul and refueling process. “The move plan …
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No nation has sent any fighter jets to Ukraine, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby admitted on Wednesday as he apologized for having created a false “impression” and retracting an earlier statement from the US Defense Department on arms supplies to Kiev. “I was mistaken,” Kirby said, adding that, although he did …
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The US Capitol was evacuated for a short time after police said an unidentified aircraft could pose a threat. A top lawmaker later clarified that the incident was the result of a lapse in communication between federal agencies. The US Capitol Police issued an alert to lawmakers and congressional staffers around …
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The Pentagon said US allies have helped bolster Ukraine’s fleet of fighter aircraft by donating spare parts needed to make more of the jets operable as fighting with Russia heats up in the country’s Donbass region. While Washington hasn’t been able to provide some of the Soviet-type weaponry that Kiev …
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