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Mali Air War update
Not much media footage is coming out of Mali and the only means to get interesting updates about what is going in West Africa is through the images and videos released by the French Armed Forces. After...
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Aviano launches several F-16s to join search operation as parachute is...
In order to provide further assistance to the rescue operation that is already underway in the Adriatic Sea, the 31st Fighter Wing has tasked and launched several of its F-16 aircraft in the last...
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[Photo] An unusual visitor at Decimomannu airbase: German Air Force A319CJ
The image below, taken by Alessandro Caglieri on Jan. 29, depicts the German Air Force Airbus A319CJ “15+01″ landing at Decimomannu airbase, Italy. The VIP aircraft, one of the two such planes in...
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Israel strikes weapons convoy and research center inside Syria
According to several reports appearing on media outlets, 12 Israeli jets flew three air strikes on a heavy weapons convoy within Syria in the night between Jan. 29 and 30. The convoy was probably on...
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Another stunning video of a B-1 bomber night launch from Nellis Air Force...
Here’s another impressive video of a B-1 Lancer’s night departure during Red Flag 13-2 currently underway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Taken from a different point of observation, it shows one of...
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USMC MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft conduct first ever training in the...
Whilst the USS Guardian remained aground on the Tubbataha Reef, U.S. forces conducted a three-day exercise with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Palawan. The drills involved three MV-22 Osprey tilt...
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U.S. Air Force gearing up for the largest B-1 bomber modification in program...
The U.S. Air Force is about to furtherly upgrade its fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers. With what the service announces as “the largest B-1 modification in program history” the supersonic swing-wing bomber...
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Air strike on Damascus military complex shows Syrian Air Defense can do...
The Israeli air strike on a weapons convoy and military complex near Damascus, on the night between Jan. 29 and 30 has something in common with a similar air strike, the Israeli Air Force launched in...
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This is what looks like to fly an F-16 in close formation with two...
An impressive set of pictures (most probably taken with a GoPro camera) has been published by the Royal Danish Air Force’s Fighter Wing Skrydstrup on Facebook. The photos were taken during training...
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Iran unveils new indigenous stealth fighter “Qaher 313″. And here’s a...
On Feb. 1, 2013, Iran unveiled its indigenous fighter jet named “Qaher 313″. The prototype of the Q-313 (or F-313 according to the stencils applied to the aircraft), was presented to President Mahmoud...
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Here’s why Iran’s new stealth fighter jet can’t fly
Although the oddities of the Qaher 313 or Q-313 or F-313 have been already listed in the article “Iran unveils new indigenous stealth fighter “Qaher 313″. And here’s a detailed analysis” many of the...
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Iran tries to debunk criticism: “Here are F-313 stealth fighter jet’s top 10...
On Feb. 4, a couple of days after the entire world highlighted the oddities of the first prototype of its Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet and the reasons why the F-313 will never get off the ground, the...
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Amazing C-130 photo shows aircraft camouflage still rocks
Even if most combat planes wear overall grey colors, camouflage color schemes can still prove to be important for survival in certain scenarios, both in the air and on the ground. Anyway, regardless...
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[Photo Gallery] A B-52 Stratofortress bomber on a Red Flag mission over Las...
The following pictures were taken at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on Jan. 31, 2013. They show a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron, from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana,...
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Iran releases decoded footage from captured U.S stealthy RQ-170 drone
Iran has just released footage that proves it has, if not literally decoded, at least accessed some of the data stored inside the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone captured in December 2011. The video, that...
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NASA’s WB-57F BACN “flying gateway” once again heading to Afghanistan
At the end of last year, we reported about the return of a NASA WB-57 Canberra from operations in Afghanistan, where the civil-registered plane act as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN)....
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Wargames in the Negev: Italian combat planes train with the Israeli Air...
The news was kept confidential until the Israeli Air Force released some interesting details on its website but the Italian Air Force has just finished its third annual deployment in Israel, the last...
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French Air War in Mali: some stunning air-to-air pictures
In Mali, French are not only fighting. They are also doing stunning pictures. The following ones, taken from a C-135FR tanker, show a Mirage F1CR armed with four MK82 and a two-seat Rafale Air carrying...
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The taking of Tessalit airfield in Mali: air assault as seen from the camera...
Early in the morning of Feb. 08, the French special forces parachuted into Tessalit, located about 30 miles from the Algerian border, in northern Mali. Tessalit represents the northernmost location...
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The Flying Rooster proves even weird planes (except Iran’s new stealth...
On Feb. 2, Iran unveiled a new stealth plane dubbed Qaher 313 or F-313. Even if its shape is quite peculiar and its design shows inputs from past and current radar-evading projects (including the X-32,...
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