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Syria

In the meanwhile in Syria Assad’s Mig-21 fighter jets are downed by rebel anti-aircraft fire

While U.S. and Russian warships and planes are amassing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Syrian regime is still attacking Free Syrian Army positions across the country. And rebels are shooting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2013
Military Aviation

Poland about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets

It looks like Poland is about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29s, again. In an interview for Interfax-AWN agency, Sergey Maxin, the CEO of Schwabe Co. (earlier named Optical systems…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 6, 2013
Drones

Nobody wants to fly drones

The U.S. Air Force faces a personnel crisis when it comes to the drone pilots. In a report published for the Brookings Institution think tank, Air Force Colonel Bradley Hoagland said…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 6, 2013
Drones

Mystery Flying Wing Drone spotted at Palmdale Air Force Plant 42

Taken from a pilot passing through Palmdale airfield last year, the photo in this post was published by Tyler Rogoway on his Aviationintel.com website. It shows what appears to be…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2013
Syria

In anticipation of an eventual U.S. attack on Syria military build-up in the Mediterranean slightly progresses

Even if it is eventually going to be a cruise missile, heavy bomber and then UAV-only war, with a very limited involvement of tactical aircraft, a future air war on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2013
Iran

Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets get a modern “splinter” color scheme

The photo in this post depicts the first Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force F-14AM ("Modernized") landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport in April 2012. Iran still operates some Tomcats…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 4, 2013
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