India Pushes Fighter Jet Engine Production with French Partnership NEW DELHI – India has taken another major step toward building advanced fighter jets at home, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirming plans to produce aircraft engines in the country in partnership with a French company. Speaking at a defence conference in New Delhi on Friday, […]
Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crashes Into School, Killing 27 Including 25 Children DHAKA – At least 27 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were killed when a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into the Milestone School and College on Monday, marking the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades. The Chinese-made F-7 BGI aircraft, piloted by Flight Lieutenant […]
According to ANI, the aircraft had taken off from the Suratgarh air base with two pilots onboard. According to defence sources, Indian Air Force helicopters were immediately dispatched to the crash site to assist in rescue and investigation operations. More details about the condition of the pilots and the cause of the crash are awaited. […]
Meanwhile, the official IRNA news agency reported that Iranian forces destroyed a hostile F-35 fighter in the Javadabad area of Varamin city. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The claims came after the Wall Street Journal reported that Israel is running low on defensive Arrow interceptors and says this could impact the country’s ability […]
Speaking to Bloomberg TV at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, India’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, acknowledged the losses but declined to specify the number of aircraft downed. “What is important is not the number of jets that were downed, but why they were downed,” General Chauhan said. “Understanding the mistakes that led […]
Dr. Fair, a professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a known critic of Pakistan, made these remarks during an interview with Indian journalist Karan Thapar on his YouTube show titled “India-Pakistan: Who Came Off Better and Did Trump-Rubio Tilt Towards Islamabad?” When asked about a statement by Air Marshal Bharti, Director General of […]
The two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth around $67 million, went overboard after an unsuccessful attempt to slow it down as it landed, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and others reported. A defense official told the US Naval Institute that the hook of the aircraft failed to catch the arresting wire on the aircraft […]
According to the Associated Press of Pakistan, on the night of April 29/30, four Indian Rafale jets conducted patrolling within Indian geographical boundaries in the airspace over occupied Kashmir. Pakistan Air Force promptly detected the movement of Indian fighter jets and responded immediately. Indian jets became flustered and retreated owing to the timely and prompt […]
It was the first major setback for the AT-5 Brave Eagle, made by state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development with a budget of T$68.6 billion ($2.1 billion). The first test flight in 2020. Taiwan’s air force said the aircraft took off from the Chihhang air base in Taitung on the island’s east coast for a weapons training […]
