The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed responsibility for shooting down a Sudanese Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft over the city of Babanusa, escalating ongoing conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). According to a statement released by the RSF, the aircraft had conducted airstrikes on several towns in West Kordofan including Wad Banda, Aiyal Bakhit, El-Fula, and Babanusa resulting in civilian casualties. The RSF said its air d

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu officially inaugurated the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Gan Air Corps Station, marking a strategic expansion of the country’s aerial defense infrastructure in the southern region. photo: Vaguthu It’s the first of its kind in the south and is expected to enhance MNDF’s operational reach across the archipelago, particularly in surveillance, reconnaissance. It complements the existing drone command center in Maafaru, where the Maldives fi

Zenith Aviation Academy (ZAA) has officially obtained Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Approved Training Organization (ATO) status to conduct Part-FCL pilot training, establishing itself as the newest certified flight training provider in the country. This milestone marks a significant evolution in Addu City’s aviation education landscape, which has undergone several transitions over the past decade. Flight training in Addu began with the Asian Academy of Aeronautics (