On December 14, 2017 an Atlas Cheetah C operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force crashed shortly after takeoff between the Buenos Aires and Nueva Colonia precincts of the Yaguachi canton, province of Guayas.

The aircraft is reported to be serial number FAE1371 and the pilot ejected safely.

Cape Town - Eight people were injured after an SANDF helicopter Oryx crashed near the N1 at the Huguenot tunnel outside Cape Town on Sunday.

Western Cape Traffic Chief Kenny Africa confirmed that the chopper went down just outside the Huguenot tunnel on the Worcester side.

"We will be closing the Du Toitskloof Pass due to a helicopter that crashed on the Worcester side of Du Toitskloof Pass," he said.

He urged motorists to use alternative routes from Worcester to Cape Town via Villiersdorp, Grabouw or Wolseley.

ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring confirmed the crash, saying eight people were injured.

"ER24 paramedics, along with several other services, arrived on the scene to find a large helicopter lying across the entire highway. Debris from the helicopter was spread across the scene," he said.

"Eight people were found to be injured. One had sustained serious injuries while seven others had sustained minor to moderate injuries," Meiring said.

He said the patients were treated on the scene, while the seriously injured patients received advanced life support, before they were all transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

"The local authorities were on the scene for further investigations," Meiring said.

The SA National Defence Force spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini confirmed the incident.

"The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can confirm that an Air Force Helicopter Oryx belonging to the South African Air Force (SAAF) crash landed along the N1 near the Hugenot Tunnel in the Western Cape," he said in a statement.

The MiG-29 fighter jet of Polish Air Forces crashed about 15 km from Minsk Mazowiecki.

The Mig-29 military aircraft was to land at the Tactical Air Base but disappeared from the radar. The search for the aircraft lasted a few minutes after 7 o’clock. About 19:30 pm – according to local information – a burning wreck of the plane was found.

The pilot of the fighter jet survived, is now taken to the hospital.

The twin-engine fighter was conducting a training sortie from 23rd Tactical Air Base.

The MiG-29 fighter jet, such as the one from the Tactical Aviation Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki, is being renovated at Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No. 2 S.A. in Bydgoszcz.

The Polish Air Force still operates some Russian equipment, including the MiG-29 fighter jets.

Muscat: A Royal Air Force Oman navigator died when the helicopter he was in crash-landed in Musanaa, military officials have confirmed.

The crash happened yesterday evening (Monday) at the air force base, a spokesman for the force said.

A senior official at the Ministry of Defence said: "One of the helicopters of the Royal Air Force of Oman, model NH 90, while performing a regular training task, crash-landed this evening. The accident resulted in the death of the navigator and minor injuries to the two pilots of the helicopter.

'The Royal Air Force of Oman sends its condolences on the death of the navigator Hilal bin Talib bin Mohammed Al Hashmi, praying to the Almighty Allah to grant his soul with mercy and occupies it in the wide paradise and to grant his family patience."

Two Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Yakovlev Yak-130 ‘Mitten’ training aircraft crashed after collision on Wednesday night in the country’s Cox’s Bazar district, 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, but the pilots ejected safely, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh Army.

Two Yak-130 military trainer jets of the BAF collided midair. The four pilots on both jets ejected safely.

Lt. Col. Md Rashidul Hasan, director of the ISPR, said the planes burst into flames after the mid-air crash.

He said the BAF training planes, Russian Yak 130, crashed around 6:30 p.m. local time about 15 minutes after they lost contact with Radar.

The two-seat training planes were being flown by flight cadets.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known. No further details were immediately available.

It has not been immediately clear which militant group was responsible for the plane's downing.

According to local media reports, a Syrian army's military aircraft has been downed by militants in the Hama province.

"The military aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Hama after it was shot by terrorists; the pilot was killed," a source told the Syrian state-run SANA news agency.

It has not been immediately clear which exactly militant group was responsible for the plane's downing, while Damascus has yet to comment on the attack.

December 27, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese military training aircraft on Wednesday crashed at the air force base in eastern Sudan’s city of Port-Sudan, killing the pilot, army spokesperson Ahmed Khalifa al-Shami said

Al-Shami pointed out that a (PT6) military plane has crashed due to technical failure killing army cadet, Sayaf Idris Osman Sulieman, who was flying as part of the daily training programme at the Air Force College.

Eyewitnesses said the pilot sought to avoid a number of residents during the crash landing, pointing the aircraft crashed in Al-Thawra neighbourhood, east of Port-Sudan.

A helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force made an emergency landing beside the camp of Border Guard Bangladesh at Srimangal in Moulvibazar Wednesday morning.

Inter Services Public Relations director general Rashudul Hasan said the helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force made the emergency landing near BAF helipad at Srimangal around 10:10am.

‘All passengers and crews on board are safe,’ he added.

Four people were injured during the emergency landing, said police.

The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.

New Delhi: A Mig-29K aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed at Goa airport during a take-off. The trainee-pilot ejected safely.

Indian Navy spokesperson, on his official Twitter handle, said, "A Mig29K aircraft with under-trainee pilot goes off the runway while taking off at Goa airport.

Pilot ejects to safety. Fire on aircraft being extinguished.

Russia’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that two pilots died when a Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashed due to a technical fault near the Syrian Hama military airfield, on New Year’s Eve.

According to the Reuters, a Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria on Dec. 31 due to a technical fault, killing both pilots.

The ministry denied reports that Mi-24 had been in the line of fire.

According to the ministry, the two pilots died in a hard landing 9 miles away from the airfield. A flight engineer was injured in the accident and later evacuated by a search and rescue team to the Khmeimim air base, where he was provided medical assistance.

A T-2 jet trainer aircraft crashed shortly after noon close to the Kalamata air force base in the Peloponnese from which it had taken off for a military exercise.

Neither the pilot nor the co-pilot were injured in the crash, according to military sources.

It appears that the plane suffered a malfunction in one of its engines during takeoff.

The aircraft, believed to be a British-made Tornado, crashed in Saada province this afternoon.

Houthi armed rebels too TV channel al-Massirah they had shot the plane out of the sky.

But Saudi state news agency SPA reported the fighter jet had suffered a “technical fault” while conducting military operations.

The Saudis said a special operation was carried out to evacuate the two pilots, who managed to survive the crash.

A spokesman for the joint coalition forces said: “The Arab Coalition Forces Command implemented a private joint operation to evacuate two pilots in participation of air and land forces where the two pilots were evacuated into the Kingdom's territories.”

Houthi rebels have released video they claim shows the exact moment they shot down Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S over Yemen. The Iranian-supported militants appear to have at least tracked the jet using a repurposed FLIR Systems Star SAFIRE sensor turret, which features an infrared camera.

On Jan. 8, 2018, the Houthis released the infrared video footage, which shows the FLIR Systems logo in the frame, via its Al Masirah television network. A separate statement from the group's Saba News Agency says their forces shot down the aircraft with an unspecified surface-to-air missile. The complete video also shows the sensor turret on an improvised ground mount. The F-15S fighter appears to increase speed and releases decoy flares before a projectile hits it, appearing to cause significant damage. The fate of the pilots is unknown at this time.

The Houthis say this is separate from a claim they made on Jan. 7, 2018, about having downed a Saudi Tornado swing-wing attack aircraft. The Saudi state-run news agency SPA confirmed that crash, but said it was the result of a technical fault, not enemy action. The Saudi-led coalition recovered the aircraft's two pilots in that incident.

A helicopter with three French soldiers from the 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion (BIMA) on board crashed on Tuesday evening in the Comoé River in the Alépé department of Abidjan, the Ivorian press has reported.

The low-flying aircraft hit high-voltage lines before ending up in the river, according to the daily Fraternité Matin, noting that no loss of life was recorded.

However, the three passengers were slightly injured.

Bogota [Colombia], January 17 (ANI): Colombia's national army has confirmed that 10 people were killed when a military helicopter crashed in Antioquia.

As per a report in Colombia Reports, the MI-17 helicopter, which was carrying eight army personnel and two civilians, crashed on Tuesday morning on route from the town of Caucasia, according to the Air Assault Division of the National Army.

The army has also announced an investigation into the matter to see how fatal the accident actually is.

While talking to local media, General Juan Carlos Ramirez, commander of the Fourth Brigade of the army, said, "At the moment, troops from the Seventh Division and an Accident Investigation Group of the Air Assault Aviation Division are arriving at the place where the incident occurred."

The army was at the site working to recover the bodies of the victims, Trujillo said.

The general also noted that the weather conditions were complicated for the aircraft that was carrying out the mission.

Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas also confirmed that "investigations are on to determine the cause of the crash".

Meanwhile, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos took to his Twitter handle and expressed his solidarity with the victims.

He wrote, "I accompany the relatives of the victims with my heart. All my solidarity." (ANI)

A Turkish Air Force cargo plane crashed in southwest Turkey during a training flight on Wednesday, killing two pilots and a technician on board, the military said.

The CN-235 CASA plane disappeared from the radar after taking off from Eskisehir air base, in central Turkey, the military said.

The military said a search and rescue mission was immediately launched and the plane's wreckage was located in an area close to Egirdir Lake in Isparta province.

The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known.

Two soldiers were killed Saturday when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a routine training mission at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.

“The cause is currently under investigation and next of kin notifications ongoing, therefore we can provide no further details at this time,” Army spokesman Lt. Col. Jason Brown said in a statement to Army Times.

A separate official who spoke to Fox News said the helicopter was with the 4th Infantry Division of Fort Carson, Colorado. It was at Fort Irwin as part of a regular training rotation, the official told Fox News.

Details about the mishap are still emerging but we do know that an EA-18G Growler belonging to the Australian Air Force—the only other operator of the type in the world aside from the U.S. Navy—aborted a takeoff out of Nellis Air Force Base at roughly 10:45Am this morning and ended up skidding off the runway.

Substantial damage was done to the aircraft but thankfully the pilot and the electronic warfare officer were able to manually egress from the cockpit safely.

In other words, nobody ejected, and both crew climbed out of the jet where it came to rest without major injuries.

A cloud of black smoke was seen from far away which was from the fire that ensued.

A Boeing 747-800 transport aircraft belonging to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) crashed on 29 January in a mountainous area of southwest China’s Guizhou province.

An official PLAAF statement said the aircraft “crashed during flight training”, but gave no further details on the aircraft type or how many people were on board, although postings from Chinese aviation websites appeared to confirm the aircraft was a Boeing 737 (tail number B-4081) acquired in 2010.

Videos shared on social media showed the aircraft flying at a low altitude, with one apparently showing at least one of its engines on fire.

At least five people have died after two army helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area in southern France.

French police said the Gazelle helicopters, which both belonged to the Ealat military flight training school in nearby Le-Cannet-des-Maures, had collided in a wooded area between the small towns of Cabasse and Carces, around 30 miles northwest of the resort town of Saint-Tropez.

Local reports suggested that a search and rescue operation was under way to find a sixth passenger, but only five passengers have so far been confirmed to have been aboard.