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This impressive set of photographs will bring you aboard a U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber

The following images were taken by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder during a Green Flag - East (GF-E) training mission flown by a Barksdale Air Force Base's 20th…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
China

Chinese bombers skirt Japanese islands. And get intercepted by F-15 fighter jets.

On Sept. 8, two Chinese H-6 bombers, reportedly PLAN (People Liberation Army Navy) H-6Gs, flew in international airspace between the Miyako and Okinawa before returning to the East China Sea.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
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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
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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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