Iraq gets multi-function plane from LockheedThe Iraqi Air Force has received a C-130J Super Hercules, a military multi-role, multi-mission capability aircraft, from Lockheed Martin, marking the first of the initial three aircraft of a total order for six C-130Js. The other More… |
Sudan military plane crashes; 13 killedA Sudanese military plane carrying personnel and equipment to the strife-torn Darfur region crashed near the capital Khartoum on Sunday killing 13 people on board, the army said. The plane's engine stopped working and the pilo More… |
78 killed in Moroccan military plane crashAt least 78 people were killed and three severely wounded when a Moroccan military transport aircraft crashed on Tuesday in the south of the country, the army said. It did not say how many passengers were on board the C-130 Hercu More… |
Romanian military aircraft crash kills 10Ten people died on Monday when a military aircraft carrying 13 people crashed soon after taking off from an airport in the southeast Romanian town of Tuzla, the defence ministry said. Initial reports said the aircraft, an Antonov An-2, whi More… |
Airbus military plane set for Friday debutThe Airbus A400M military transport plane will make its maiden flight on Friday in southern Spain, and its success could be critical to a project that is under threat after nearly two years of delays and cost overruns. The first flight wil More… |