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Moscow, April 3 A Su-30 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Force crashed in Crimea on Friday during a routine training flight, according to media reports.Both pilots ejected safely from the unarmed jet."The crew safely ejected and were evacuated by the ground search and rescue team. There...

March 25, New Delhi – The death toll from a Colombian military plane crash shortly after takeoff in the country’s southern region has risen to at least 69.According to the nation’s armed forces, the aircraft was carrying 126 people, along with ammunition, revising earlier passenger figures...

CrashMarch 24, New Delhi – At least 66 people were killed in Colombia after a military Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff in the southern Amazon region.The aircraft was carrying approximately 125 people. Rescue and evacuation efforts are currently underway following the...

Colombo, March 20 Sri Lanka refused permission for the US to land two of its warplanes at the Mattala International Airport in the island's southeast in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament here on Friday.Dissanayake said that two US warplanes from Djibouti requested...

Jerusalem, March 16 – The Israeli military said Monday that it had destroyed an aircraft used by Iran's top leadership at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, claiming the strike would hinder coordination between Tehran and its regional allies. Israel also said it carried out strikes on infrastructure in...

Washington, March 13 – All six crew members aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq during a military mission have been confirmed dead, the U.S. military said Friday.The aircraft went down on March 12 while flying over friendly airspace during Operation...

March 12, New Delhi – The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released aerial footage showing strikes that destroyed three Iranian military transport and surveillance aircraft: a C-130 Hercules, a P-3 Orion, and an Ilyushin Il-76.CENTCOM posted on X that the Iranian regime is "losing air...

Chandigarh, March 12 Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, flew a sortie in an upgraded MiG-29 fighter jet from a frontline airbase under the IAF's Western Air Command on Thursday.The Indian Air Force chief also reviewed the overall operational preparedness of the command...

New Delhi, March 6 Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in a crash of a Su-30 MKI fighter jet in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.The IAF confirmed on Friday the deaths of Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar, a day after the Russian-origin aircraft went...

New Delhi, March 6 An Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30 MKI fighter jet crashed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday. The IAF said that the search operation for the aircraft is ongoing.There is no information available about the pilots of the aircraft.The Su-30MKI, which was on a...

Guwahati/Diphu/Jorhat, March 5 An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft went missing from radar contact while flying over Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Thursday evening, shortly after taking off from Jorhat airbase, officials said.Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat said that the Su-30...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI fighter jet went missing on Thursday shortly after taking off from the Jorhat airbase in Assam, officials said.Communication with the aircraft, of Russian origin, was lost at 7:42 pm, they said, adding that a search and rescue operation has been...

New Delhi, March 5 An Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI aircraft, a frontline fighter, went missing on Thursday after taking off from Jorhat airbase in Assam.The IAF has launched a search and rescue operation for the aircraft."An IAF Su-30 MKI has been reported overdue. The aircraft took off from...

Guwahati/Diphu, March 5 An Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft went missing from radar contact while flying over the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday evening, officials said."An IAF Su-30 MKI is reported overdue. The aircraft had taken off from Jorhat air base in Assam and...

Guwahati, March 5 – A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) lost radar contact during a flight over the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday, defence officials said.According to the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO), the fighter aircraft went missing from...

Washington, March 2 – Three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles, operating in support of Operation Epic Fury, were shot down over Kuwait in what American military officials described as an apparent case of friendly fire, with all six crew members safely recovered.The incident occurred at 11:03 p.m. ET on...

New Delhi, February 28 – Following nearly four months of border closures following sporadic skirmishes along the Durand Line and intermittent aerial bombardment by Islamabad inside Afghan territory, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have sharply escalated, with the conflict now...

New Delhi, February 23 Days after an Indian Air Force's Tejas jet sustained some damage at a frontline airbase, its manufacturer, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), described the incident as "minor" on Monday.However, the state-owned aerospace major did not provide specific details of the...

New Delhi, February 22 A Tejas light combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) sustained major damage to its airframe after it overshot the runway at a frontline airbase following a suspected brake failure earlier this month, authoritative sources said on Sunday.The pilot of the aircraft...

Mumbai, February 18 Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Thursday its plans to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India, in collaboration with the Mahindra Group, for the C-390 Millennium aircraft, following its selection for the Indian Air Force's...