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According to a statement shared by the Spanish Air Force on X, the pilot was avoiding a flock of birds that had appeared in the flight path (Image source: @Visuair/X)

Spanish fighter jet nearly crashes into crowd during airshow, footage goes viral

July 29, 2025 2:28 pm

According to a statement shared by the Spanish Air Force, the pilot performed an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a flock of birds that had appeared in the flight path.

The MiG-21 is set to retire. It is about time

July 23, 2025 1:06 pm

As the IAF expands its strategic ambit, it needs combat aircraft with technologies compatible with its operational mandate and wars of the future. The MiG-21 has served India well. But it is time for an upgrade

F-35 fighter jet crashes in Alaska due to malfunction; pilot ejects safely

January 29, 2025 3:49 pm

Eielson Air Force Base said in a statement that the incident on Tuesday afternoon resulted in "significant damage" to the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Amid reports of sixth-gen Chinese aircraft, what does ‘generation’ mean in the context of fighter jets?

December 30, 2024 11:58 am

Fighter jets are loosely classified in terms of generations, which indicate when they were developed and their technological capabilities.

MIG-24 fighter jet crashes near Agra, no casualties

November 04, 2024 6:11 pm

The plane had taken off from Adampur in Punjab and was en route to Agra.

General Electric HAL Indian air force fighter jets

General Electric inks deal with HAL, to make fighter jet engines for Indian Air Force

June 22, 2023 4:02 pm

The development comes at a time when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official state visit to the United States

Russian fighter plane 'downs' US drone into Black Sea: Top 5 developments

March 15, 2023 5:37 pm

While Moscow has rubbished the claims and dubbed the incident as a "provocation", White House called it a “brazen violation of international law”.

The US European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a US MQ-9 drone that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea. (Express Photo)

Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea: US

March 15, 2023 11:13 am

The incident comes amid soaring Russian-US tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

What can fighter jets do and why does Ukraine want them?

February 25, 2023 10:48 pm

Fighter jets like the F-16 or MiG-29 can be war-changing, and Ukraine would certainly like to have some. Find out how the jets work, why they are so important ― and what it feels like to fly one.