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Five Rafales, one Atlantique 2 and one C-135 involved in France’s air strike...

The French contingent has struck IS positions in Syria earlier today.On Sept. 27, five Rafale jets, an Atlantique 2 and a C-135 tanker aircraft “launched by airbases located in Jordan and the Persian...

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Video shows Ukrainian AF Il-76MD cargo plane making insane low pass over...

An Ilyushin Il-76 buzzing some people at an airbase in Ukraine.A few months ago we published a video showing Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot bombers flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol...

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Cool pictures show U.S. F-15Es flying in formation with Spitfires during...

The last airshow of the season at Duxford celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.Among the highlights of the Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show that took place on Sep. 19-20,...

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Six Russian Su-34 Fullback bomber have just arrived in Syria. And this is the...

The Russian military build up continues as six Su-34 Fullback attack planes arrive in Syria.Six Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft have eventually arrived at Latakia to join the Russian contingent already...

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Polish F-16 Tiger Demo Display Premiere at Łask Air Base Open Day

Łask Air Base open day saw the first display of the Polish F-16 “Tiger” Demo Team.On Sep. 26. 2015 we have attended the Łask Air Base open day.Besides the Polish Air Force’s inventory (e.g. the F-16,...

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US Navy bids farewell to the T-2 Buckeye trainer

On Sep. 25, the venerable T-2 took its final flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, ending a 56-year career.Developed to be used from early flight training right on to carrier indoctrination, the...

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Video released by Russian MoD seems to prove that Russia’s combat planes...

Russia has launched its first air strikes in Syria. But they may have missed their targets!On Sept. 30, the Russian Air Force contingent based at Latakia launched its first air strikes against targets...

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U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors protected Pope Francis’s Boeing 777 during his US...

A photo unveiled the presence of two Raptors close to “Shepherd One.”During Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the U.S. government carried out one of the largest domestic protective security...

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Here’s an interactive map of all the Russian airstrikes in Syria

The Russian contingent has launched its airstrikes in Syria. And this interactive map shows them all.On Sept. 30, the Russian Air Force launched its first airstrikes in Syria (with controversial...

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Watch this interesting video of the Russian planes (with Red Star painted...

Take a look at what happens inside Latakia airbase, where the Russian Air Force contingent is based.The following exclusive video by RT brings you inside al-Assad International Airport, near Latakia,...

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Hawaiian F-22 Raptors deploying to UAE to join air war on ISIS

Six Hawaii Air National Guard are deploying to the CENTCOM area of responsibility.Six Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors are enroute from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, to Al Dhafra, UAE, to join...

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Gorgeous cockpit video of the last Vulcan bomber flying in formation with the...

The last flying Vulcan Bomber, XH558, flew with the Red Arrows one last time at the Southport Air Show.After taking part in air shows for eight years, the last flying Vulcan bomber will perform its...

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Russian Su-30SM, Su-24 violate Turkish airspace. Flanker locks on TuAF F-16...

It looks like a Sukhoi Su-30SM deployed to Syria has had a close encounter with Turkish Air Force F-16s past the Syria-Turkey border. Russian planes deployed to Syria violated the Turkish airspace...

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Watch Finnish and Swedish fighter jets take off and land on a Finnish country...

Finnish and Swedish aircraft take off and land on roads as part of the training. From Sep. 19 to 26 the Finnish Air Force conducted Exercise Baana 2015 which took place at the Rovaniemi Air Base and...

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U.S. F-16s came within 20 miles from Russian Su-34s in Syria

CBS News was given access to CENTCOM radar image showing U.S. and Russian planes not too far one another: yellow aircraft are Russian,  green ones are American. Some “close encounters” between U.S. and...

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Mystery deepens as “unidentified Mig-29 Fulcrum” locks on a Turkish F-16 again

It has happened again….a Turkish Air Force F-16 was locked on by an “unidentified” Mig-29. As already reported, on Oct. 3 and 4 October the Turkish airspace was violated by Russian Air Force Su-30SM...

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Polish Air Force F-16 jet collided with drone

Mid-air with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a Polish F-16. According to the reports published by several Polish media outlets, on Sept. 15 a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter stationed at Krzesiny Airbase,...

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Watch Russian warships launch cruise missiles against targets in Syria from...

Impressive footage shows Russian ships launch cruise missiles against ISIS targets from the Caspian Sea. Early in the morning on Oct. 7, Russia warships belonging to the Russian Navy’s Caspian Sea...

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Russian combat planes shadowed U.S. Predator drones over Syria three times...

U.S. Predator drones “intercepted” by Russia’s jets, U.S. fighters rerouted for deconfliction: the airspace over Syria is becoming increasingly dangerous. As already explained in our article about the...

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Dramatic videos show Mi-24 Hind gunships fighting rebels in Syria

Impressive: Mi-24 Hind helicopters performing rocket runs at low altitude in Syria The following videos were filmed in Syria in the last hours and show Mi-24 Hind helicopters (Russian  ones, deployed...

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