The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE for its Spanish acronym) confirmed that 13 Jan 2015 a Dhruv helicopter crashed in the area of Chongón (located in the southwest of Guayaquil), during a training mission. After the accident happened, the search and rescue system of the aircraft and its occupants was activated. The crew was rescued and […]

PHOTO: Russian modified IL-20M [RF-95980] spotted at Chkalovskiy Air Base in Moscow last week. (c) Sergey Koptsev Il-20M Coot-A ELINT electronic, radar reconnaissance version. Also known as the Il-18D-36 Bizon.

China may have just scored a success in its push toward eroding US air superiority. In late December, China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corp. unveiled its latest iteration of the Tian Yi drone. According to IHS Jane’s 360, the Tian Yi is a high-altitude, long-endurance vehicle that could have stealth capabilities. CAC had released two models of […]

National Guard of Ukraine received transport sircraft Antonov An-72. The Antonov An-72 (NATO reporting name Coaler) is a Soviet transport aircraft, developed by Antonov. It was designed as a STOL transport and intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-26, but variants have found success as commercial freighters. The An-72 and An-74 get their nickname, […]

Rossiya 24 TV channels (Russia) has posted photos helicopter Ka-28 submarine hunter of the Vietnam test flight in Sevastopol after completing the upgrade. Information on the Ka-28 helicopters in Vietnam was repaired in Crimea was Russian media reported many times before. In May 8/2014, NTS-TV channel broadcast images 2 helicopter Ka-28 logo painted Vietnam Air […]

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Schiebel Camcopter S-100 was shot down today by the Libyan Army in the western region over al-Watya airbase, reported defence-blog.com. Libya ordered four Camcopters in 2009, which were placed under command of the Khamis Brigade. The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 is an Austrian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a rotorcraft design.Produced […]

Chengdu J-10B fighter jet that entered Chinese service. The J-10B is an improved variant of the Chengdu J-10 manufactured by the state-owned Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation, also known as the Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of AVIC. Chinese media also reported, without further elaboration, that some of the J-10Bs are equipped with China’s own WS-10 […]

The British Army almost brought down a troop-carrying RAF helicopter when one of its own drones flew within 60ft of the giant aircraft, a report found. The £15million Merlin vehicle and metre-long Desert Hawk surveillance drone should have been flying in their own restricted areas. But they came close to crashing during a massive military […]

Thailand is considering a new order for 15 Airbus UH-72A Lakota helicopter. Earlier the Government of Thailand has requested a possible sale of 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and repair parts, support equipment, communication equipment, publications and technical documentation, Aviation Mission Planning Station, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics […]

Iranian Air Force Spokesman General Hossein Chitforoush announced on Wednesday that the country has started production of its home-made Saeqeh fighter jets in large numbers. “The fighter jet is now on the way of mass-production,” Chitforoush said in an interview with the state-run news agency. Saeqeh “thunderbolt”, alternatively spelt Sa’eqeh; Saegheh, or Saeqeh-80, is an […]