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Syria

France had Rafale jets armed with Scalp missiles ready for strike on Syria

According to to French weekly le Nouvel Observateur (LNO) France came within hours of striking Syrian Chemical weapons sites after thinking that the U.S had planned a huge attack on…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
October 3, 2013
Russia

[Video] Russian Marines point their rifles against Swedish Gripen fighter jet overflying their ship

Filmed during Zapad 2013, the “Immense” Russian – Belarusian military exercise that took place last month in Eastern Europe, the following footage shows a Russian Navy warship reacting to a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 3, 2013
Aviation

Ex-Warsaw Pact MiG-21 Fishbeds provide threat simulation services over North America

According to Draken International the supply of MiG-21s from Poland has already started. The 25 aircraft will be refurbished and then will be used to extend the offer of Draken…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
October 3, 2013
Airshows

Malta International Airshow 2013 highlights

Held on the Sept. 29 – 30 weekend, the yearly Malta International Airshow at Luqa airport, featured once again some interesting attendees. Among the highlights of the 2013 edition, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2013
Helicopters

[Photo] MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft supports Marines guarding the U.S. Consulate in Herat following attack

An interesting image was just released by the U.S. Marine Corps. It was taken on Sept. 14 and shows an MV-22 (most probably about to land on the local pad…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2013
Military Aviation

Top Gun Days: a book reveals how the best F-14 Tomcat air-to-air scenes were filmed

Developed in the late 1960s to protect US Navy Carrier Battle Groups (CVBG) from the raids conducted by the Soviet bombers armed with long-range cruise missiles, the F-14 was the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
October 2, 2013
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