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Rare look inside the elusive EC-130J Commando Solo, the U.S. Air Force PSYOPS plane

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2013
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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…

Michael Glynn Michael Glynn
May 6, 2013
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Israeli Air Force strikes Syria for the second time. Syrian air defenses unable to react.

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2013
Military Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2013
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Israel strikes weapons convoy in Syria to halt shipment of “game changing” missiles to Hezbollah

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…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
May 4, 2013
Military Aviation

U.S. KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan. Air Force got rid of parachutes on these tankers in 2008.

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2013
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