The news outlet said that the incident occurred in the presence of Dassault Aviation's experts, who were in Egypt in the framework of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the country. READ MORE: India Makes $4 Bln Down Payment for Rafale Jets Despite Controversy– Sources © Photo : Rex FeaturesFrance Eyeing to Deliver Rafale Jets to Malaysia, UAEIn 2015, Egypt and France concluded several military contracts with a total value of over 6 billion euros ($7 billion). In particular, Egypt has purchased 24 Rafale jets. Emmanuel Macon promised during his trip to Cairo that Paris would deliver the remaining Rafale fighter jets to Egypt under their 2015 deal in the coming months. READ MORE: France’s Hollande Confirms Sale of 24 Rafale Fighter Jets to Egypt Rafale is a French fourth-generation multirole twin-engine fighter aircraft, designed and built by France's Dassault Aviation. … [Read more...] about Dassault Aviation Refuses to Comment on Rafale Jet Crash Reports in Egypt
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MH370 – Brit mathematician calculates ‘crash site’ with underwater sound waves but claims key data from US defence facility is ‘missing’
A BRITISH mathematician said he has calculated the MH370 crash site with underwater sound waves but claims key data is "missing" from a US defence facility. The Malaysian Airlines jet vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 - and has yet to be found. Dr Usama Kadri, a professor at Cardiff University, said he has been able to identify two possible locations of where the missing plane crashed into the water. One location is believed to be closer to Madagascar and the other is that the crash site is further north in the Indian Ocean than previously thought, News.com.au reports. He took into consideration waves inside and outside the water as well as 25 minutes of “missing” data recordings. Dr Kadri,whose work focuses on physical oceanography and wave power harnessing , explained that when an object hits the water the surface waves get smaller and smaller until they are no longer visible. The waves do keep travelling through the water and even though … [Read more...] about MH370 – Brit mathematician calculates ‘crash site’ with underwater sound waves but claims key data from US defence facility is ‘missing’
MH370 riddle – Fisherman claims he watched jet crash and recorded the EXACT place on GPS
AN Indonesian fisherman claims he saw missing flight MH370 falling into the sea “like a broken kite” while insisting he recorded the exact location of the crash. The Malaysian Airlines flight vanished on March 8, 2014, after taking off from Kuala Lumpur - sparking one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. Rusli Khusmin, 42, says he and his crew witnesses the crash and recorded the co-ordinates of where the doomed jet entered the water on a GPS device. Mr Khusmin says the aircraft went down in the Strait of Malacca – a narrow shipping lane, west of Kuala Lumpur, between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The fisherman, who held up a map to show reporters where he claims the plane entered the water, described seeing the aircraft falling without a sound. In a news conference in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, he said: “I saw the plane moving from left to right like a broken kite. “There was no noise, just black smoke as a … [Read more...] about MH370 riddle – Fisherman claims he watched jet crash and recorded the EXACT place on GPS
Ukraine ratifies deal with the Netherlands on joint probe of MH17 crash
The agreement should resolve the issue of prosecution and conviction in the Netherlands of persons involved in the shooting down of an aircraft. REUTERS The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukraine's parliament, has passed the bill, submitted by the president, on the ratification of the agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands on international legal cooperation in relation to crimes connected with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on July 17, 2014 (No. 0194). The relevant decision was backed by 241 MPs out of 357 registered in the session hall, an UNIAN correspondent reports. The law provides for ratifying with two applications the agreement concluded in Tallinn on July 7, 2017, which comes into force on the day of receiving through diplomatic channels the last written notification on completion by the parties of their domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of this agreement. Read also Ukraine's Justice Ministry on MH17 crash: Russia leadership … [Read more...] about Ukraine ratifies deal with the Netherlands on joint probe of MH17 crash
Ukraine’s Justice Ministry on MH17 crash: Russia leadership responsible
The organizers and executors of the terrorist act, which killed 298 people, will face Dutch justice, Petukhov said. REUTERS Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration Sergiy Petukhov has said Russia will be responsible for the MH17 crash over Donbas. "The evidence collected and already published by the Joint Investigation Team is enough to assert that Russia's top military and civilian leadership is responsible for this act of terror," he wrote on Facebook. "The organizers and executors of the terror act, which killed 298 people, will face Dutch justice. Separately, Russia as a state will be held responsible for this international crime," Petukhov added. Read also MH17: EU leaders call on Russia to accept responsibility According to the official, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine should ratify the agreement with the Netherlands, which regulates the transfer of criminal proceedings to the Dutch court and international legal assistance in the investigation and … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s Justice Ministry on MH17 crash: Russia leadership responsible