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 by AFP Staff Writers Zagreb (AFP) Dec 6, 2022
The pilots of a Croatian fighter jet that crashed during a training flight on Tuesday have been found alive after ejecting from the plane, the defence ministry said. The Russian-made MiG-21 crashed around 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) in an uninhabited forested area near the eastern town of Slatina, the ministry said in a statement. The two pilots were found in a stable condition and will be taken to a hospital for a check-up, it said. The ministry did not elaborate on the cause of the crash. NATO and EU member Croatia last year bought a batch of used Rafale planes from France to replace its obsolete MiGs. The first of the 12 Rafale planes are expected in Croatia by 2024. ljv/lcm
Concerns mount about Germany's F-35 jet purchase plan Berlin (AFP) Dec 4, 2022 Germany's defence ministry has raised serious concerns about the planned purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets, part of the country's military modernisation drive, according to documents seen by AFP. Berlin announced in March it would buy 35 of the warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado fleet, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the defence ministry has raised concerns about "delays and additional costs" in the nearly 10 billion euro ($10.5 billion) purchas ... read more
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