A Nigerian Air Force Super Puma helicopter taxing to the apron crashed when its hydraulic systems failed.

The incident happened on Apr. 10. No one was hurt in the incident at Lagos.

Source: Alert 5

C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force suffered from physiological problems when the aircraft’s pressurization system failed and could not be controlled effective. The cause remained unknown until recently.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

There were many attempts over a decade to discover the root of the problem and the 403rd Wing recently solve the riddle.

They spent two days stripping the pressurization system off one of their C-130Js and discovered a corroded rivet inside an air vale was shedding metal shards into the pressurization system’s air lines.

Source: Alert 5

India has decided that the operational requirements of the Indian Air Force dictates the need to buy 36 Rafale fighters off-the-shelf while continuing to negotiate the MMRCA contract.

By Capt. Jason Smith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Both the Indian and French governments said further negotiations are still underway.

Source: Alert 5

On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U flying over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner.”

By TSgt Jason Robertson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Not much of the encounter is known except that the fighter came within 20 feet of the spy plane.

Source: Alert 5

The Royal Australian Air Force will get its seventh and eight C-17 strategic transport.

By Robert Frola [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

Both aircraft will be delivered within sixteen months of placing the order.

Source: Alert 5