DefenceTalkA naval aircraft crashed off the western Indian coast leaving two pilots missing, the navy said Wednesday, in the latest of a string of accidents which have hit the force. Rescue operations were underway after the Indian navy’s Dornier aircraft plunged into the sea some 25 nautical miles off the western holiday state of Goa […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-missing-after-india-navy-plane-crashes-into-sea-63658/

DefenceTalkA Chinese drone maker which created the small quadcopter that recently crashed on White House grounds said Wednesday it is updating its drones to prohibit flight over the US capital. The Shenzhen-based company DJI announced a software update for its “Phantom” series drone that will stop flight over all of the Washington area, spokesman Michael […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-company-limits-us-drone-use-after-white-house-crash-62554/

DefenceTalkEight French and two Greek nationals were killed Monday when a fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a military base in Spain housing a NATO training center for elite pilots. The F-16 jet “lost power” as it took off from the base near the southeastern city of Albacete and crashed into an area where other […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ten-killed-in-fighter-jet-crash-during-nato-exercises-in-spain-62238/

DefenceTalkAn Algerian air force plane crashed Monday in the south of the country during a training exercise, killing the two soldiers on board, the defence ministry said. It said the Sukhoi Su-24, a bomber first developed in the former Soviet Union, went town near Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa region, 270 kilometres (165 miles) south […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2-dead-in-algeria-military-plane-crash-60767/

DefenceTalkTwo US Navy F/A-18 Hornets have crashed in the western Pacific Ocean, the US Navy has confirmed. One pilot has been rescued, while the second is still missing. “Two F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing 17 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) crashed at 5:40 p.m. local time, today, while operating […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-us-navy-jets-crash-in-west-pacific-1-pilot-injured-1-missing-60559/

DefenceTalkA Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory Wednesday as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. Fighting intensified as Kiev appeared to ramp up a deadly offensive to crush the ailing rebellion in the east ahead of a fresh round of diplomacy that will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-warplane-shot-down-as-clashes-kill-dozens-60408/

DefenceTalkA fighter jet crashed in southern Russia on Sunday, killing the pilot, the head of the air force told Russian news agencies, blaming a technical fault. “An accident took place and the pilot died,” General Viktor Bondarev said, quoted by the Interfax news agency. “We are working out what happened. According to initial data, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-killing-pilot-60269/

DefenceTalkRussia on Saturday launched a blistering attack against Washington after US President Barack Obama said that a missile fired from territory controlled by Moscow-backed rebels downed the Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine. In his most extensive comments on the tragedy that killed 298 people aboard MH17 flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Obama […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-slams-us-for-implicating-rebels-in-jet-crash-60216/

DefenceTalkA flock of geese caused the deaths of four US airmen whose military helicopter crashed over a nature reserve in eastern England, investigators said Wednesday. The US Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk, based at Lakenheath airbase, came down in Norfolk on January 7 while on a training mission. As the helicopters approached, a flock of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/geese-caused-deadly-us-military-chopper-crash-60091/

DefenceTalkThe United States has lost more than 400 military drones in major crashes worldwide since 2001, The Washington Post said Friday in a report questioning the safety and reliability of the unmanned aircraft. Citing 50,000 pages of accident investigation reports, the Post said military drones have since the 9/11 attacks “malfunctioned in myriad ways,” including […]https://www.defencetalk.com/more-than-400-us-military-drones-lost-in-crashes-report-59964/