A missile malfunctioned during an airstrike near the international airport in Kabu, Afghanistan on Sept. 27, injuring an unspecific number of civilians.
![DKv6oI6XoAMPuOi[1]](http://alert5.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKv6oI6XoAMPuOi1.jpg)
Continue reading “Civilians hurt during airstrike in Afghanistan”
Category: Air Force
Trainee pilot on solo punch out of Kiran trainer
A Indian Air Force trainee pilot flying solo on a Kiran jet trainer had to eject after taking-off from Hakimpet Air Force Station on Sept. 28.
Canada considered getting Hornets from Kuwait
Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan revealed on Sept. 28 that besides Australia, Ottawa also approach Kuwait to buy over their F/A-18 Hornets.
By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Canada considered getting Hornets from Kuwait”
L3 delivers third and final RC-135V/W to RAF
L3 announced on Sept. 28 that it has successfully delivered the third and final RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (RJ) signals intelligence aircraft to the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Photo: SAC Blake Carruthers/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “L3 delivers third and final RC-135V/W to RAF”
J-20 inducted into service
Spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, Senior Col. Wu Qian, told a press briefing on Sept. 28 that Chengdu J-20 fighter has officially been inducted into service.