More than 3,200 unionised Boeing workers in the St. Louis area and Illinois walked off the job on August 4 after overwhelmingly rejecting a second contract offer from the aerospace giant. These workers, who are responsible for assembling key US military aircraft like the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets, argue that the proposed agreement falls […]
A sunny day at San Lorenzo beach was interrupted by a dramatic plane dive that left spectators in shock, as a Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet suddenly swooped low over the water during the 2025 Festival Aereo Internacional de Gijon.Footage shows the EF-18 Hornet continuing a normal path before a sudden dive, descending alarmingly close […]
“It is not the critic who counts…” With those opening words from former US President Theodore Roosevelt, the White House on Friday (local time) framed Donald Trump as a battle-worn leader confronting his critics head-on. In a post on X, it quoted the former president’s famous 1910 “Man in the Arena” speech, a message often […]
Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka after the jet crashed into the building (AP) In a heroic act during the Bangladesh fighter jet crash, 46-year-old school teacher Maherin Chowdhury lost her life after bravely rescuing several students from a raging fire. The F-7 BGI aircraft, on a routine training mission, crashed into the Milestone […]
Ukraine carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Russia on Sunday targeting its military air bases and hitting nearly 34% of the strategic cruise missiles. The operation named “Spider’s Web” involved months of meticulous planning and the covert transport of drones into Russian territory.Calling it a “brilliant operation”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, […]
A teenage social-media influencer from Pennsylvania is under fire after telling his nearly one million followers to support the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, DC.The video was so inflammatory that TikTok removed it, reports the New York Post. Guy Christensen, a 19-year-old who goes by “YourFavoriteGuy” online, referred to the […]
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced on Sunday. In response, former US vice president Kamala Harris expressed her support, describing Biden as “a fighter” who will face the illness with strength and […]
Ukraine loses US-made F-16 fighter, pilot ejects safely (Pic: IANS) Ukraine‘s air force on Friday said that it lost its US-made F-16 fighter jet, giving a significant blow to Ukrainian forces fighting against Russia.F-16 has played a key role in Ukraine’s air defense against Russian incursion.Ukraine’s air force said it on its official Telegram channel […]
Ukraine reports loss of another F-16 fighter jet Ukraine’s air force said on Friday it lost another US-made F-16 fighter jet, a significant blow as the aircraft have provided precious help to Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion.Kyiv has not said how many of the warplanes it has received, but this is at least the second […]
Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One (AP) DOHA: President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew […]
