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Russian intelligence gathering plane flies near Sweden. Swedish Air Force...
On Mar. 29, two Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers, escorted by four Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, conducted a simulated night attack on Sweden. The mock air strike did not cause any reaction by the Swedish...
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Video shows Hawaiian-style F-22 Raptor operations
The following video, shows F-22 Raptor stealth fighters flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron takinv off during an early...
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Flying activity at one of the busiest airbases in Europe
With several European air forces forced to ground squadrons, reduce flying activity (with significant impact on their preparedness to react to the surge of Russian air force bombers and spyplanes...
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Google doesn’t want you to see Volkel Airbase (The Netherlands) from above
The following image is a screenshot from GoogleEarth. It shows Volkel airbase, the Netherlands, blocked out by Google because it is one of the European sites hosting a U.S. nuclear weapon repository....
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Here’s how a Typhoon multirole aircraft can hit two targets at the same time...
The recent article about the Typhoon fighter jet performing first laser guided, self designating, simultaneous guided bomb drops sparked some debate. Although other aircraft are known to have similar...
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Missiles launched at Russian passenger jet over Syria: known and unknown facts.
Media outlets are reporting that a Russian passenger jet that was flying from the Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh (although some sources say the flight departed from Hurgada) to the Russian...
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US Civilian Cargo Plane crashes after taking off from Bagram, Afghanistan
On the afternoon of Monday Apr. 29 a civilian Boeing 747 cargo plane taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, crashed killing all on board. The doomed B747-400 cargo plane was operated by National...
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Saudi Arabia’s upgraded Tornado fighter bombers and new Typhoon jets on delivery
Some interesting Saudi Arabian combat planes have visited Malta International Airport on their way home last week. On Apr. 23, a RSAF Tornado upgraded under the TSP (Tornado Sustainment Program), have...
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[Photo] French Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft sporting Laser Guided Bomb...
The following images were taken at RAF Lossiemouth by The Aviationist’s contributor Alessandro Fucito, during the recent Exercise Joint Warrior 2013. They show one of the two French Atlantique II...
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One of the most shocking videos ever shows huge Boeing 747 crashing after...
This is one of those video that deserve very few words as it speaks by itself. It was recorded by a dash camera and shows the B747-400 cargo plane operated by National Air Cargo crashing after take off...
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This animation shows what may have happened aboard the Boeing 747 that...
The following video shows what may have caused the crash of a National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 shortly after take off from Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan, on Apr. 29. As we reported on our first...
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Last of the legendary U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom jets to become yet another...
The last of the produced F-4 Phantom jets has been converted into a flying dummy target-drone for missile training. The plane was a part of 309th AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group)...
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[Photo] Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are prepared for a night mission
Taken on Apr. 25, 2013, the following cool picture shows three B-2 Spirit aircraft preparing for flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Image credit: U.S. Air Force The bomber, is the only...
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Awesome cockpit video shows U.S. F-16 fighter jets dropping bombs, escorting...
The following cool video brings you onboard an F-16C Block 40 of the 36th Fighter Squadron “Flying Fiends”. Although the unit, belonging to the 51st Wing, is based at Osan airbase, not far from Seoul,...
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U.S. KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan. Air Force got rid of...
Local news outlets are reporting that a C -135 tanker (most probably a KC-135) aircraft disappeared from radar screens near Kyrgyz-Kazakh border owned by U.S. Manas Transit Center. According to...
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Israel strikes weapons convoy in Syria to halt shipment of “game changing”...
Although it was not officially confirmed by either side, early in the morning on May 4, news agencies reported that Israeli jets have conducted a new air strike in Syria, destroying a convoy of weapons...
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U.S. Air Force KC-135 crash in Kyrgyzstan update
More details about the KC-135 Stratotanker belonging to the 22 ARW (Air Refueling Wing) from McConnell Air Force Base that crashed on May 3, 2013 in Kyrgyzstan have surfaced in the last hours. The...
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Israeli Air Force strikes Syria for the second time. Syrian air defenses...
For the second time in three days, the Israeli Air Force has conducted air strikes in Syria. If the first raid hit a convoy believed to be moving Fateh-110 missiles destined to Hezbollah, the one...
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Examining Israeli Air Force Weaponeering in the Damascus Strike
For the second time in three days, strike aircraft of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked targets in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport. The targets are alleged to have been shipments of...
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Rare look inside the elusive EC-130J Commando Solo, the U.S. Air Force PSYOPS...
An EC-130J Commando Solo (00-1934/STEEL74) of the 193 SOS, operating out of Sigonella, in Italy, became particularly famous in 2011, during the Libya Air War. The aircraft broadcast messages both...
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