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Stunning HD video: flying the Russian Su-34 Fullback bomber
Taxi, take-off, aerobatics and a bit of air combat from the cockpit of a Russian Su-34 Fullback.The following series of videos is pretty impressive: with English subtitles, the footage brings you...
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Benelux starts joint Air Policing operations
This could be a European PrecedentA couple of weeks ago, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed an agreement which is to regulate joint air defense operations carried out in their...
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Watch a B-1 Lancer bomber buzz photographers on take off from Al Udeid airbase
Head-on take off by a “Bone” deployed to Qatar to fight ISISB-1’s take offs are always impressive. B-1’s take off at Al Udeid, west of Doha, in Qatar, where the U.S. Air Force has based its heavy...
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Video shows Syrian Navy Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter (about to) crash land...
A Syrian Mi-14 ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) helicopter crash landed in the Idlib region.On Mar. 22, a Syrian Navy Mil Mi-14 helicopter crash landed in the Idlib region, northwestern of the...
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U.S. has just deployed 14 F-16s to Estonia
31st Fighter Wing F-16s have deployed to Estonia, to participate in bilateral training with the Estonian air force.On Mar. 20, 14 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, with the 510th Fighter Squadron of the 31st...
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Italian Typhoon jets have started Operational Testing and Evaluation in the...
The Italian Eurofighter Typhoons are involved in the OT&E in the air-to-ground mission.In the last weeks, the Italian Air Force Typhoons currently deployed to Decimomannu airbase in Sardinia have...
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Russia is working to modernize its strategic aviation to maintain a...
Russian Strategic Aviation modernization programs involve Tu-160 and Tu-95 bombers.According to the rumors reported by the Polish Altair media outlet, the Kazan-based KAZ (Kazanskiy Aviatsyonniy Zavod)...
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Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying at supersonic speed over...
The latest close encounter between NATO and Russian planes over the Baltic Sea was different.Early morning on Mar. 24, NATO and Swedish QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) interceptors were scrambled to...
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U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt attack planes have arrived in Poland
Four U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft have arrived at Polish Powidz AB. Last month, when the U.S. deployed 12 A-10s to Germany as part of the first TSP (Theater Security Package) we wrote that...
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Watch a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J refuel two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters
If you suffer air sickness, this footage is not for you.Here’s a B-roll showing two U.S. Marine Corps KC-130s flying with two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters over Beaufort, South Carolina,...
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A quick look at why the F-16N was the best plane to simulate soviet “bandits”...
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is the western world’s most prolific fighter of the last 40 years.Even if medium and long-range air-to-air missiles, such as the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-120...
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U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle jet supports PSYOPS in Syria, drops leaflets over...
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle has delivered leaflets over ISIS insurgents in Syria.On Mar. 16, a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet deployed in the Gulf region has conducted an unusual mission:...
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The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 F-15 jets to Europe as first Air National...
Twelve F-15C jets will operate in the Netherlands before moving to Bulgaria.It looks like the military build-up in eastern Europe continues.The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 F-15C belonging to the...
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Here’s where a U.S. spyplane sought terrorists behind Bardo museum attack in...
A civil registered U.S. King Air used to track high-value and time-sensitive targets, including people, has conducted some missions over western Tunisia.From Mar. 21 to 26, a U.S. Beechcraft King Air...
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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II jets have deployed to Romania
Four U.S. Air Force A-10s have arrived in Romania. More to arrive in the next days.It looks like the USAF Warthog attack planes are rapidly moving across eastern Europe: after deploying to Germany, as...
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What happens after sunset on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base during...
A very different perspective.The sun was dropping quickly towards the Spring Mountains indicating the day was coming to an end. Aircraft spotters packed their gear and disappeared to their hotels for...
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In photos, evacuation of a simulated incapacitated A-10 Thunderbolt pilot
Firefighters at airbases all around the world have to be familiar with egress procedures.The images in this post show firefighters from the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron evacuate a simulated...
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Here are the first photos of the Florida ANG F-15C Eagle jet arriving in Europe
First ever Air National Guard Theater Security Package has arrived in Europe.The first six F-15C Eagles from the Florida Air National Guard’s 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have arrived at...
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Video filmed inside Syrian Navy anti-submarine warfare helicopter before it...
Interesting footage allegedly shows Mil Mi-14PL right before it crash landed in Syria.On Mar. 22, a Syrian Navy Mil Mi-14PL anti-submarine warfare helicopter crash landed following a technical failure,...
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Impressive images of U.S. A-10 Warthogs firing 30mm gun on range. In Romania.
Theater Security Package A-10s are pretty busy in eastern Europe.Twelve U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II jets assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron involved in a theater security...
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