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Boom! Video shows Israeli Air Force strike on Hamas Military Chief’s car in...
Just released by the Israeli Air Force, the following video shows how the the IDF targeted and killed Ahmed Jabri, the head of Hamas’ military wing in the Gaza Strip. The car in which the senior Hamas...
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Fireworks on America’s West Coast? No, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile...
On Nov. 14 at 03:07 AM LT, the Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a simulated reentry vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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US Navy to get Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance & Strike stealthy drones
Naval Air Systems Command (US Navy) has announced on its website that the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance has “identified a need for an aircraft carrier based aircraft system...
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[Updated] Israeli Air Force using combat trainers to drop leaflets over Gaza
Initially, the headline of this post was “If this picture is authentic, the Israeli Air Force is using combat trainers and dumb bombs to hit Gaza.” According to the caption, it was taken on Nov.15, by...
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Impressive video shows Iron Dome interceptors night work against Hamas rocket...
Although there are plenty video available on Youtube (and elsewhere) showing Iron Dome batteries at work, the following one, brought to my attention by Chris Asp is one of the most interesting. It...
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Assad deploys Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer attack planes to hit...
Located between Aleppo and Idlib, Taftanaz is a major airbase in the northwest of Syria used to launch fighter jets and helicopter gunships against the rebel positions. A fierce fighting is currently...
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Awesome giant C-5 Galaxy near tailstrike take off at Oshkosh 2012
Taken by Lucas Ryan last August during the 2012 EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the following picture proves that, under certain circumstances, a big cargo plane as the C-5 Galaxy, can be cool...
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Up close and personal with the badass Typhoon’s Helmet Mounted Symbology System
Taken at Grosseto airbase during the recent Spotter Day, the following close up pictures show the Eurofighter Typhoon‘s HMSS (Helmet Mounted Symbology System). Based on data made available by...
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Video shows how you should attack a drone if you really want to shoot it down
On Nov. 1, two Iranian combat planes (reportedly, Su-25 Frogfoot bombers) intercepted and tried to shoot down a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator flying 16 miles off Iran’s coast. The impromptu interceptors...
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Odd NOTAM unveils mysterious drone operations in the Las Vegas area
A NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) issued on the FAA website, provides some interesting information about UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) activity around the Sin City on Nov. 11. !HHR 11/014 ZLA AIRSPACE...
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U-2 touch and go as seen from the most original point of view ever….
We have already seen several U-2 videos. Among those showing the aircraft taking off or departing, this is the one filmed from the most original point of view: the left wheel of the plane’s chase car...
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Pasdaran Su-25 Frogfoot jets in action
Brought to my attention by Paolo Nurra and originally posted on the Uskowi On Iran blog, the following pictures were released in 2006 by the Fars and Mehr news agencies. They show the Sukhoi Su-25...
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Photo: Israel – American exercise reaches its peak with actual Patriot...
It was dubbed “the most advanced combat lab in the world for active defense”. Indeed, it’s an exercise which simulates a wide variety of missile attacks on Israel and the interception of those threats...
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U.S. Air Force announces B-2 stealth bomber World Tour: “Coming to a theather...
“Spirit World Tour, Coming to a Theater Near You”: this is the slogan of used by Air Force Magazine to report about the “regular worlwide training training deployments to each of the US combatant...
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This B-1 bomber releasing flares during a high-speed flyby is my favourite...
The B-1 has been dubbed as the plane capable to carry the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory. Flares are aerial infrared countermeasures made of a...
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Iran shows U.S. stealth drone captured last year
Dating back to Oct. 10, 2012, the following report (brought to my attention by Giuliano Ranieri – thanks!), aired by Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) and made available on Youtube by the MEMRI (Middle East Media...
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Fireworks on America’s West Coast? No, an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile...
On Nov. 14 at 03:07 AM LT, the Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a simulated reentry vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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US Navy to get Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance & Strike stealthy drones
Naval Air Systems Command (US Navy) has announced on its website that the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance has “identified a need for an aircraft carrier based aircraft system...
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[Updated] Israeli Air Force using combat trainers to drop leaflets over Gaza
Initially, the headline of this post was “If this picture is authentic, the Israeli Air Force is using combat trainers and dumb bombs to hit Gaza.” According to the caption, it was taken on Nov.15, by...
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