Tag: fighter jet

IAF MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Jalandhar, pilot ejects safely

The pilot ejected safely and was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement.

May 8, 2020

Indian Air Force decommissions historical MiG-27 from Air Force

Inducted in 1985, MiG-27 has been the mainstay of IAF's ground attack capability and played an important role in the 1999 Kargil War.

December 27, 2019

Navy’s MiG-29 fighter jet crashes in Goa, pilots eject safely

According to the Tweet by the Spokesperson, Indian Navy, the trainer aircraft suffered an engine fire and both the pilots Captain M Sheokhand and Lt Commander Deepak Yadav ejected safely.

November 16, 2019

Japan ends search for crashed F-35 fighter jet

Japan called off its search for an F-35A on Tuesday, almost two months after the stealth jet crashed into the sea sparking a scramble to recover the pilot and secrets onboard.

June 4, 2019

China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pakistan

China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture of the single-engine light JF-17 jets over a decade ago.

May 22, 2019

Without Rafale, HAL stares at idle capacity problem

While the political class continues exchanging accusations and counteraccusations over the Rafale deal, officials and staff at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are staring at an uncertain future.

September 22, 2018

Three Rafale fighters quietly flew into India amid uproar over alleged scam

The three Rafale jets flown by the French Air Force (FAF) pilots were returning from Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin in Australia, in which 16 nations from across the globe, including the Indian Air Force, had taken part.

September 5, 2018

Second Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Jamnagar two days after fatal crash

Just two days after an Air Commodore died in a crash involving the SEPECAT Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), another Jaguar crashed in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

June 8, 2018

US Navy jet crashes in Florida, 2 killed

A US Navy fighter jet has crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members, a media report said. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at the naval air station around 4.30 pm on Wednesday when it crashed into the waters about a mile east of the runway. …

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March 15, 2018

Iran tests stealth fighter jet: Official

Iran is in the process of testing a state-of-art stealth fighter jet named Qaher (Conqueror), a top official said on Saturday. Former Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqan pointed to the development process of Qaher by domestic experts, saying that the fighter jet has been designed to conduct close air support missions, Xinhua reported. …

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January 28, 2018

IAF fighter jets engage in special drill on Agra-Lucknow Expressway

Sukhois, Jaguars and Mirages of the IAF did a touch down and take off drill on a four-km stretch of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of people lined up to watch the thrilling spectacle. While more than a dozen of the 16 planes that landed …

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October 24, 2017

Wreckage of missing Sukhoi-30 found near Assam’s Tejpur, no info about pilots

The wreckage of the Sukhoi-30 jet with two Indian Air Force pilots that had gone missing on Tuesday has been found 60 km northwest of Tejpur. As per reports, there was no information about the fate of the pilots. The search-cum-rescue operation for the fighter jet had to be stopped on Wednesday due to bad …

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May 26, 2017