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Military Aviation

Russian intelligence gathering plane flies near Sweden. Swedish Air Force allegedly fails to intercept it.

On Mar. 29, two Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers, escorted by four Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, conducted a simulated night attack on Sweden. The mock air strike did not cause any…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

Some of the best F/A-18E Super Hornet images ever: Air Power Demo over USS John C. Stennis

The following images show scenes that have little (if not nothing) to do with "usual" flight ops. Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 26, 2013
Military Aviation

Romanian Air Force to buy F-16 fighter jets

Romania is going to acquire a set of F-16s in the near future. The bargain offer comes from Portugal that has been undergoing serious financial problems due to the latest…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 26, 2013
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UK flying its MQ-9 Reaper UAVs from RAF Waddington as well as from Creech AFB, Nevada

British media outlets are reporting that the Royal Air Force is now flying its MQ-9 Reaper drones from Lincolnshire as well as from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The Guardian…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
April 26, 2013
Military Aviation

F-16 fighter jet shoots down drone inside Israeli airspace

At around 1.30 PM local time on Apr. 25, 2013, the Israeli Air Force shot down an UAV (unmamned aerial vehicle) from Lebanon over the sea off Haifa, in norther…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 25, 2013
Military Aviation

UK hosts largest tactically focused military exercise in Europe: Joint Warrior 2013

Held twice each year in the Scottish Exercise Areas, Joint Warrior is a large exercise that sees the participation of assets from all three UK armed services as well as…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 25, 2013
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