Armenian warplane crashes during training, 2 pilots killed photos of killed pilots (PHOTO)

December 4, 2018 By administrator

YEREVAN. – The Armenian Defense Ministry posted the photos of the two pilots killed in a military jet rash earlier on Tuesday.

The SU-25 military jet of the Armenian Armed Forces has been found in the mountains near the region of Maralik in northeastern Armenia.

Lieutenant Colonel Armen Babayan and Major Movses Manukyan were killed

The General Military Investigation Department of the Investigation Committee of Armenia is investigating the reasons of the crash of the SU-25 aircraft, ARMENPRESS reports advisor to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Sona Truzyan wrote on her Facebook page.

“According to the preliminary information, the military SU-25 aircraft conducting a routine training flight crashed on December 4 at about 10:20 am in the vicinity of Karaberd village located in the region of Maralik town of Shirak Province. As a result of the crash First Class Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Armen Slavik Babayan and 3rd Class Pilot, Major Movses Gevorg Manoukyan have been killed.

The investigative-operative group headed to the scene immediately, led by Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Head of General Military Investigation Department Artak Krkyasharyan”, she wrote, adding that an criminal case has been initiated.

“The black box has been discovered during the examination of the scene. Extra information will be provided on the process of the investigation”, Truzyan wrote.

Russian Su-24 warplane crashes at air base in Syria, crew dies: agencies

October 10, 2017 By administrator

A Russian Su-24 frontline bomber rolled off the runway on takeoff from Russia’s Hmeymim air base in Syria on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited Russia’s defense ministry as saying, adding that the warplane’s crew died in the accident.

The crew, bound for a combat mission, failed to eject themselves from the aircraft. Warplanes of this type carry a crew of two pilots, Reuters reports.

According to reports from the scene, a technical fault was believed to be behind the accident, the defense ministry was cited as saying.

Syria Update: Warplanes strike Syrian town Khan Sheikhoun hit by suspected chemical weapons attack

April 8, 2017 By administrator

Airstrikes have struck the rebel-held positions in Syria’s Khan Sheikhoun, where a suspected chemical weapons attack left dozens dead. Rising tensions have prompted Britain’s foreign minister to cancel a visit to Moscow.

Fresh airstrikes on Saturday hit the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, where a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this week killed 87 civilians, including 31 children, independent monitoring groups reported.

At least one woman was killed and another person injured in Saturday’s strikes. The Local Coordination Committees, a local independent monitoring group, said the airstrikes had been conducted by Russian warplanes. However, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights did not identify the nationality of the planes in their report.

Other airstrikes reportedly launched by the US-led coalition against the “Islamic State” killed 15 civilians near Raqqa, the militant group’s de facto capital.

The airstrikes took place a day after the US launched cruise missiles against a Syrian military facility believed to be the launch pad for the chemical weapons attack.

The US missile strikes raised tensions in the Syrian conflict and effectively polarized alliances for and against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

‘Changed the situation fundamentally’

Following the strikes, the UK, along with other NATO nations, issued statements in support of Washington’s unilateral action. British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday that he had cancelled his visit to Moscow scheduled for April 10.

“Developments in Syria have changed the situation fundamentally,” Johnson said in a statement.

On the other side, Russia, a key ally for Assad’s regime, has suspended contact on airspace coordination in Syria in response to the US attack.

Vladimir Safronkov, Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN, said on Friday that the US missile strikes undermined attempts to reset US-Russia relations, an aim that US President Donald Trump has pursued since before his electoral victory.

“The United States attacked the territory of sovereign Syria,” Safronkov said during an emergency UN Security Council meeting. “We describe that attack as a flagrant violation of international law and an act of aggression.”

Washington has also launched an investigation into Moscow’s complicity in the suspected chemical weapons attack, allegations which the Kremlin and the Syrian government deny.

Source: DW.com

Turkish warplane crashes near southeastern city of Diyarbakir – army

December 12, 2016 By administrator

A Turkish fighter jet on a training mission crashed on its final approach to an airport in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Monday, Turkey’s military said on Monday, noting that the pilot had ejected from the plane and was unharmed. An investigation had started into the cause of the crash, the army said in a statement. Security sources said the jet crashed in an empty field. Helicopters were scanning an area of between 3 km and 4 km (about 2 miles) around the site, for any unexploded ordnance. Commercial flights to predominantly Kurdish Diyarbakir’s civilian airport, next to the military air base, were rerouted to nearby airports, sources said. Jets from the base regularly carry out air strikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. (Reuters)

Iran general: Russian warplane downing to cost Turkey dear

November 26, 2015 By administrator

Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

A senior Iranian general has warned Turkey that its recent downing of a Russian fighter jet and its continued support for militants in Syria will cost Ankara dearly.

Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, who is senior military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said on Thursday that Turkey committed a “tactical mistake” by shooting down the Russian Su-24 aircraft near the Syria border.

“In addition to [having been providing] assistance to hired terrorists for five years and causing insecurity in Syria and Iraq, [Turkey] committed a strategic mistake in this incident and these issues will definitely cost Turkey dearly,” said Safavi, who formerly served as the chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

The Iranian general, who was addressing a group of Basij volunteer fighters in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, said Turkey along with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan are engaged in an “unjust war” against the front comprising Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

Turkey shot down the Russian jet with two pilots aboard on Tuesday morning, claiming the warplane had violated its airspace. One of the pilots was killed by militants in Syria after ejecting out of the targeted jet and another was rescued by the Syrian army.

Russia denies all of Ankara’s claims, saying that the jet was downed in Syrian airspace, where Moscow has been carrying out operations against Daesh Takfiri terrorists since September 30 upon a request by the Damascus government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had called the downing of the warplane “a stab in the back” by “the accomplices of terrorists,” said on Thursday that Moscow is still waiting for an apology from Turkey or some assurances that “the culprits of this crime” will be punished.

Yemeni forces down Saudi warplane, capture pilot

November 5, 2015 By administrator

A file photo of Saudi fighter jets (By AFP)

Presstv Reports from Yemen say a Saudi warplane has been downed by Yemeni forces in the province of Sana’a.

According to the reports, the Saudi warplane, an F-16, was shot down by Yemeni air defense in the city of Bilad al-Rus, in the western part of the province, on Thursday.

Reports also said that the pilot of the Saudi jet has been taken into custody.

Spy drone shot down

Also on Thursday, Yemeni forces downed a Saudi spy drone in Sa’ada Province. Unconfirmed video footage appeared online showing the wreckage of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Yemeni forces have shot down several Saudi warplanes and drones over the past few months in various parts of the country.

Yemen’s official Saba news agency said earlier this month that Yemeni army forces shot down a Saudi fighter jet in the Ghamar district of Sa’ada Province.

The fighter jet had reportedly conducted a number of airstrikes against Yemeni forces in the region.

On October 9, Yemeni soldiers supported by popular committees’ fighters downed a Saudi spy drone in the Kitaf district of Sa’ada. The drone was later identified as a long-endurance Boeing Insitu ScanEagle.

In late May, Yemeni air defense forces took down a Saudi F-16 fighter jet in the Bayt Khayran area of the district of Bani Harith in the northern part of Sana’a.

On May 11 also, Ansarullah fighters brought down a Moroccan fighter jet violating the country’s airspace in the Noshour Valley of Sa’ada.

Yemen has been witnessing ceaseless attacks by Saudi Arabia since March 26. The military strikes are supposedly meant to undermine the Ansarullah movement and bring fugitive former Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, back to power.

The Saudi aggression has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 7,100 people and injured nearly 14,000 others. The strikes have also taken a heavy toll on the impoverished country’s facilities and infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, and factories.