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Military Aviation

Italy’s Boeing KC-767 tanker conducts collective aerial refueling certification and testing with Gripen and Rafale fighter jets

Beginning on Sept. 5, Swedish SAAB Gripen deployed to Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, and French Rafale and Mirage 2000 aircraft, operating from Istres, France, conducted flying activity aimed at achieving…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 8, 2013
Syria

Assad launched two Syrian Air Force Su-24 attack planes towards Cyprus to probe British airbase’s air defenses

Last week we reported the news that, on Sept. 2, the RAF Typhoons based in Cyprus, to provide the air defense of the island following the Syrian crisis, were scrambled…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 8, 2013
Military Aviation

B-2 stealth bombers upgrade to include a more direct way to get Presidential orders

Imagine a B-2 waiting orders from the White House whether to drop a nuclear bomb on a enermy site or call it off in Iran, North Korea, Syria. That order…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2013
Military Aviation

Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter jets stopover at Malta International Airport

Two Typhoon fighter jets on delivery to the Royal Saudi Air Force made a quick stopover in Malta International Airport. The pair of two-seater aircraft, carrying both the Saudi codes…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2013
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Libyan MiG-21 Fishbed Fighter Jets Over North Africa

Even if the remote south's illegal traffic, smuggling and mass jail breakouts have become a Libyan Government concern, the sea routes to the oil ports remain Tripoli's main asset. For…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2013
Military Aviation

E-4B “Doomsday plane” over London right now. Supporting Air Force One return trip to the U.S.

Nicknamed “doomsday planes”, E-4B are modified B747-200s serve as National Airborne Operations Centers providing “a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2013
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