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Syria

Six Turkey’s F-16s scrambled on Syria border after Syrian helicopters came close to the Turkish airspace

Six Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from airbases in southern Turkey after Syrian helicopters were spotted near the border between the two countries. The Turkish QRA (Quick…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2012

Report: Throckmorton Airshow 2012 (ruined by bad weather)

Throckmorton airfield was built in 1940 at the beginning of  World War II and became home to No. 23 Operational Training Unit equipped with  Wellingtonbombers. It then became home to…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 1, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Royal Air Force Hawks (including a special color aircraft) landing at Decimomannu on their way to Akrotiri, Cyprus

Taken by Gian Luca Onnis, at Decimomannu airbase on Jun. 28, the following pictures show two RAF Hawks landing for a stopover in Sardinia on their way to Akrotiri, Cyprus.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2012
Syria

"Turkish F-4 gunned down by anti-aircraft artillery inside the Syrian airspace" U.S. intelligence says

The Turkish RF-4E shot down by Syria on Jun. 22, was probably gunned by a shore-based anti-aircraft artillery battery while it was flying inside the Syrian airspace. Therefore, the U.S.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 30, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Eurofighter Typhoon’s kill markings. F-16, F-18 and Mirage 2000 among the shot down fighters

As already explained several times, kills scored during simulated dissimilar air combat training are not particularly interesting (other than for marketing purposes) unless the actual Rules Of Engagement (ROE) and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 30, 2012
Weapons

Watch this image: a ship-based anti-ballistic missile launched at night by a guided-missile cruiser

Even if similar pictures have already been published in the past, I find the following image particularly interesting because it was taken on Jun. 27 and shows a Standard Missile-3…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 29, 2012
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