Afghan officials say an army helicopter crashed in the eastern Logar province, killing three Afghan soldiers.

Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the MI-17 crashed Sunday because of technical problems. He says two other soldiers were wounded.

The provincial governor's spokesman Salim Saleh confirmed the incident, saying it took place around 1:30 p.m. local time.

The plane was was hit by direct anti-aircraft gun fire or portable SAM over Benghazi during a combat sortie.

cuz that part have always been look like that even before the accident?
and the collision spot is just below the starboard 30mm gun deck, imo not that far back, also theres some black spots that caused by the usual port rubber fender

kd jebat in 2011 at darwin harbour

Saudi Arabia's gulf allies follow suit in cutting diplomatic ties with Iran over execution row, tensions soar


Things getting more and more serious over there. Adding to the current sh*tstorm of course...

KABUL (Pajhwok): One member of the US special forces was killed and two others were wounded in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, the American military said.

The soldier succumbed to the injuries he had suffered during operations near Marja district, US forces Brigadier General Wilson Shoffner said in a statement.

Col. Michael Lawhorn, spokesman for the Resolute Support mission, said: "We can confirm a US helicopter has landed in Marjah, and is experiencing mechanical problems. It was not shot down."

US news channels, including NBC and CNN, reported the troops came under heavy mortar and small-arms fire during a counterterrorism operation. A medical helicopter was hit by mortar fire while it was on the ground during the joint American-Afghan mission.

Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported: “The US casualties come as the restive province has seen an uptick in fighting in recent weeks as Taliban have attempted to regain control of key towns such as Sangin, Marja and Lashkargah.”

Brig. Gen. Shoffner said of the casualties: "We are deeply saddened by this loss. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of those involved."

An MQ-1 Predator drone crashed Thursday in Iraq but was destroyed and is not in militant hands, the Air Force said in a news release Friday.

The remotely piloted aircraft was flying a combat mission when airmen lost control of the aircraft. The craft was not hit by enemy fire, the Air Force said, but an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.

The incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. local time, or 4:50 a.m. EST.

No injuries or property damage have been reported at the site of the crash, the service said.

Out of curiosity, who produces the ammo for the Malaysian Armed Forces? Or are they imported?

An Iranian jet trainer has crashed in the country's south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Aliasghar Mirshekari, deputy governor general of the province, said that both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, Tasnim news agency reported Jan. 12.

He, however, didn’t elaborate on details of the incident.

FALLON, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter pilot safely ejected before a plane crashed in northern Nevada during a training mission in a remote mountain area about 90 miles east of Reno.

Officials at the Naval Air Station in Fallon said Tuesday rescue crews safely recovered the pilot after the FA-18A Hornet went down about 8:30 a.m. They said in a statement that the pilot — who was not identified — was being evaluated for potential injuries at a local hospital.

The Navy said a safety investigation is planned to determine the cause of the crash about 25 miles east of NAS Fallon where high desert borders mountains on the U.S. Navy's Fallon Range Training Complex.

The aircraft was assigned to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center based at the station.

AMMAN, Jan 14 (KUNA) -- Two pilots of a Jordanian war plane survived after their plane crashed due to malfunction,
Jordanian Armed Forces announced on Thursday.

In a statement, the Armed Forced said that" a Royal Jordanian Air Force war plane crashed during a training fight."
The crashed was due to technical failure; its two pilots survived the incident, it added.

The incident occurred in the afternoon on Tuesday when the aircraft registration FAC 1658, skidded into a ditch located on said base.

Fortunately the crews suffered no injuries during the accident. The plane is carrying two military officials during its flight.

Through a statement, the FAC said the incident occurred when the AC-47T aircraft tried to land, but "got to the side of the runway of stopped in the security perimeter."

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has responded to a report of a military aircraft collision involving two helicopters off the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, Chief Petite Officer Fara Mooers told ABC News.

Responders are searching for 12 people in a debris field 2 miles off the coast of Haleiwa. Each helicopter was carrying six people.

The Coast Guard received a call from the Marine Core Air Station, Kane’ohe Bay, at 11:38 p.m. local time Thursday requesting assistance.

Officials launched Coast Guard aircraft -- a MH65 helicopter and an HC130 Coast Guard airplane -- from Oahu.

The Coast Guard is searching the debris with assistance from a Navy helicopter crew and the Honolulu Fire Department with a helicopter and rescue boat on scene.

They have not located any personnel at this time and are continuing to search.

Five French soldiers have been killed in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps.

The avalanche came down close to Valfrejus, not far from the Italian border, where some 50 soldiers were training off-piste.

Search dogs and helicopters immediately began looking for the soldiers.

Last week, two school pupils and a Ukrainian tourist were killed by an avalanche in Les Deux Alpes, 124km (80 miles) away.

A teacher is now under investigation for manslaughter after he apparently led his pupils on to a closed ski run shortly before the avalanche.

Heavy snow has fallen in the region recently.

About 10 of the military team were immediately found by rescuers and four were described as lightly hurt. But the five who died went into cardiac arrest.

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
18 January 2016

MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) has signed up a launch customer for its MD 530G armed reconnaissance and light attack platform, which it expects to announce 'imminently', and is in discussions with potential customers for a new armed variant of its MD 900/902 Explorer helicopter also, IHS Jane's was told on 18 January.

Speaking at the IQPC International Military Helicopter conference in London, Andrew Pillado, vice-president business development, said that the company is in the very final stages of negotiations with an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) customer for a number of its single-engined MD 530G platforms, with a contract expected to be announced in the coming days.

Are there already any of this version actually in ATM service? (actual service, not for testing only)
Could be one reason.

A crashed F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona has been found, the wing said Thursday afternoon.

But there is still no word on the status of the jet's pilot.

In a release, the 56th said local authorities found the crash site and notified the wing. Air Force officials are heading to the site to work with local authorities as they access and secure the site.

Senior Airman Jenna Bigham, a spokeswoman for the 56th, said the jet crashed at about 8:45 a.m. local time north of Luke, near Bagdad, Arizona. The cause of the crash is also not yet known, she said.

Sabaneta, Santiago Rodríguez.- At approximately 4:00 pm on Thursday the helicopter of the Dominican Air Force led by Major Soto Gonzalez crash-landed while preparing to land at the residence of Senator Antonio Cruz Leonor in the community of Toma.

At the time of the accident the helicopter was being occupied by four people, fortunately they escaped with light injuries.

A Republic of China Army Aviation Black Hawk helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Taichung city, Taiwan this afternoon at around 11 a.m. local time.

Five people were on board the helicopter – one of them a ‘foreign consultant’ – when the rotor-craft landed in a field near the junction of ChungHuan and LiMing road.

The helicopter is assigned to the 602nd Air Cavalry Brigade and the Army has secured the landing zone.