A Russian air force Ilyushin Il-76T, carrying out a commercial cargo flight, crashed into a mountain in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia on 27 November, killing all eight crew and 21 passengers on board. The aircraft had just taken off from Abakan airport, at 20:00 local time, carrying some 30t cargo.
Source: Flight International
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
Madrid has signed a project Halcon II contract covering the production of a further batch of 25 Eurofighter combat aircraft.
