Photo: Syrian Air Force Mig-21 shot down by rebels had a weird Syrian flag painted on tail
Freelance journalist Damien Spleeters sent me an email to let me know that he has noticed something interesting about the Mig-21 fighter jet that was shot down by rebel forces…
30 years later, Ankara admits Turkish Air Force jet was shot down by Iraq
If you though that the Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by a Syrian anti-aircraft artillery battery on Jun. 22, 2012, was the first such episodes involving a Turkish jet, you…
This U.S. package (including a B-52 and few tactical planes) is worth a small European air force
The following picture, released on Sept. 5, 2012 was taken on Aug. 14, 2007, at the end of exercise Valiant Shield 2007. It shows a B-52 leading a formation of…
NVG Video: MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft conduct leaflet drop in Afghanistan during PSYOPS mission
On Aug. 22, U.S. Army soldiers belonging to the 349th Psychological Operation Company (POC), Regional Psyops Support Element, Regional Command Southwest, conducted a leaflet drop above Helmand province, Afghanistan. The…
More about the spooky NASA WB-57F Battlefield Airborne Communication Node activity
After publishing the article about the NASA's WB-57 planes, Aviationintel‘s Tyler Rogoway provided some more details about the BACN (Battlefield Airborne Communication Node). "BACN actually provides an active net over the…
New MQ-9 Block 1-plus drone makes first flight. With brand new cool wigtip antennas for secure communications
On Sept. 5, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), announced the successful first flight of the MQ-9 Block 1-plus. The new version of the world's most famous drone has taken…
