Tag: military aviation incident
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Russian Tu-22M3 Strategic Bomber Crashes In Siberia On Training Exercise – 4 Crew Members Eject Safely
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber plane crashed on Monday in Siberia’s Irkutsk region during a training flight, the Russian Defence Ministry said, aircraft’s four-person crew had managed to safely eject. The Tu-22, which can carry hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles and is code-named “Backfire” by NATO, is a Soviet-era supersonic bomber that Russia has since used for…
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The Flight That Went Dark: Suspected Russian Jamming Strikes RAF Jet Carrying UK Defence Secretary
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Dassault Falcon 900LX carrying UK Defense Secretary John Healey had its GPS signals jammed for the duration of a three-hour flight returning from Estonia on May 21, 2026, in what a UK defense source quoted by British media described as “reckless Russian interference.” The Times first reported the incident, which…
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