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Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum crashes in Siberia, Moscow grounds them all.

On Sept. 6, Russia's Defense Ministry announced  that a Russian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter crashed 27 kilometers from Chita, in Siberia. The body of the pilots was found by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2012

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2012
Military Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2012

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2012

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2012

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2012
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