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Iranian combat planes tried to shoot down a U.S. Predator. A weird story.

According to the CNN, that was the first to report the story, on Nov. 1, two Iranian combat planes tried to shoot down a U.S. Predator spyplane off the coast…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 8, 2012

Syria refuses its MiG-21 back unless the pilot comes with it

Jordanian news website Ammonnews, has reported that “Syria has informed Jordan that it either returns the MiG-21 fighter jet and the pilot, or doesn’t want the "abducted" plane, it would…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
November 8, 2012

Iran unveils new weird flying machine: a tilt-wing vertical takeoff and landing “ultra-advanced” drone

According to the Ettelaat newspaper published on Nov. 8, 2012, the "first vertical takeoff drone in the world" with the name of Koker 1 (Koker is the name of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 8, 2012

The two Koreas come close to aerial combat. Once again.

The Chosunilbo news website reported that during late October South Korean fighter jets were scrambled after North Korean planes came very close to the border. The incident took place after…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
November 7, 2012

More airpower to surround Iran: UK ready to deploy Typhoons to the Persian Gulf

Several news agencies are reporting that the British Ministry of Defense is considering deploying Eurofighter Typhoons to Al Dhafra airbase, in the United Arab Emirates, on a long term basis. The…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
November 7, 2012

Some of the world’s most exotic combat planes: Bangladesh Air Force as you have never seen it

The following gallery contains just a small selection of pictures of Bangladesh Air Force combat planes taken by Faisal Akram Ether at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The airport, is the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 6, 2012
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