Aircraft accidents
The Takoradi Air Force Base, in Ghana, gathered for a poignant candlelight vigil on August 10, 2025, to honour three crew members who lost their lives in the Z9 helicopter crash on August 6, 2025. Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah
Aircraft accidents
Ghana is in mourning after a devastating military helicopter crash claimed the lives of nine people, including Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, on August 6, 2025. The flight was en route to Obuasi for the launch of the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme (rCOMSDEP)
Aircraft accidents
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is in a state of shock following the tragic loss of three personnel in a military helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including five government officials. The incident occurred on August 6 when the Harbin Z-9EH helicopter, which was enroute to Obuasi
Aircraft accidents
In a significant development, the black box of the Z-9 Ghana Air Force helicopter, which crashed on August 6, 2025, killing the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, and seven others, has been retrieved. The crash was a devastating incident that shocked the nation, and the recovery of the
Aircraft accidents
A Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter carrying eight people, including two ministers of state and top military officers, went missing after taking off from Accra this morning. The aircraft departed the capital at 0912 hours en route to Obuasi but lost radar contact shortly after. The Chief of Staff, Julius
Aircraft accidents
Hundreds of students protesting near the site of a crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet on Tuesday into a school in Dhaka, which led to the killing of at least 32 people, including 29 students. The students demanded accountability, compensation for victims' families, and a pause on
Aircraft accidents
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic incident of the Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crash in Dhaka, which resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people, including students, parents, teachers, and air force staff.
Aircraft accidents
A Delta Airlines pilot made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over North Dakota, leaving passengers shaken. The incident occurred during flight DL3788, an Embraer E175 Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines, which was traveling from Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Aircraft accidents
At least one person died after a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka's northern Uttara area, sending fire and smoke billowing from the English-language campus. Twenty students were injured and taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The F-7
Aircraft accidents
Nineteen people were killed and more than 60 injured on Monday when a Bangladesh Air Force plane crashed into a school and college campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area. The F-7 BGI training aircraft, which took off at 1:06 p.m. local time, hit the side of
National security
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasized the need for the armed forces to step up their efforts in addressing the country's complex security issues. In a statement made by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the induction of two new Agusta 109 Trekker helicopters, Tinubu stressed that national security
National security
Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining his colleagues in demanding the Department of Defense be transparent about the substantial national security risks of the $400 million Air Force One bribe from the Qatari royal family. Just days after Senator King told Scripps News that the jet transfer "poses a
