March 2017

Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s and Typhoons fly to Sudan to train with the Sudanese MIGs and Sukhois for the very first time

March 31, 2017 David Cenciotti

Blue Shield-1 exercise underway in Sudan. An interesting opportunity for the Saudi pilots to train with Russian-built combat planes. The Royal Saudi Air Force has deployed 4 F-15C Eagles and 4 Eurofighter Typhoons, from the […]

Tanker Cell departure: how multiple KC-135 tankers launch in sequence and rejoin after take off.

March 30, 2017 David Cenciotti

Take a seat inside the cockpit of KC-135 Stratotanker number 4 in a 5-ship “Tanker Cell.” You don’t happen to see five KC-135 tankers launching in sequence too often: when needed, the aerial refuelers (sometimes […]

All U.S. F/A-18 Hornet models affected by oxygen deprivation and cabin decompression issues

March 29, 2017 David Cenciotti

Legacy and Super Hornet showing a concerning steady increase in “physiological episodes” that U.S. Navy calls “No.1 safety issue.” The F/A-18 Hornets of all variants seems to be affected by a serious issue: oxygen shortage, […]

RAF Typhoons to deploy to Romania to provide Air Policing in the Black Sea region

March 28, 2017 David Cenciotti

British Typhoons heading to southeastern Europe to provide QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) from Romania. On Mar. 27, the UK MoD (Ministry of Defence) has announced that four Typhoon combat planes, belonging to the 3 (Fighter) […]

Here are some photographs of the Italian Tornado IDS attack planes during their winter air-to-ground training campaign in Sardinia

March 28, 2017 David Cenciotti

The 154° Gruppo has recently completed a two-week deployment to Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia. From Mar. 3 to 17, six Tornado IDS jets belonging to the 154° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 6° Stormo (Wing) from […]