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British F-35B Jets Scramble From UK Aircraft Carrier To Escort A Russian Il-38 Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The F-35Bs launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and escorted a Russian Il-38 flying close to the UK Carrier Strike Group. A Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft came within proximity of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2023
SH-90
Military Aviation

Italian Navy Receives Final NH90 Helicopter

The Italian Navy received 56 NH90 helicopters since 2011, which logged more than 35,000 flight hours in multiple operations in Italy and internationally. The Marina Militare (Italian Navy) received its…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2023
201 Falcões Squadron
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201 Falcões: Defending The Skies Of Portugal For 65 years

Squadron 201 Falcões of the Portuguese Air Force, based at Monte Real Air Base nº5, celebrates 65 years of operational activity. The Falcões Squadron began its operational activity as 50…

Jorge Ruivo Jorge Ruivo
October 6, 2023
Route 604
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Route 604: Focus On The Polish Road Strip Exercise

We have attended Route 604, the first Polish road strip exercise in two decades. The road strips in Poland (and elsewhere) went through their glory period in the 1960s and…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
October 5, 2023
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UK Birmingham PhD Student Charged With Terror For Designing Drone For ISIS

Engineering PhD student Mohamad al Bared was convicted guilty of terror for building a suicide drone for ISIS On Sept. 28, 2023, a student studying for his engineering PhD at…

Wonwoo Choi Wonwoo Choi
October 2, 2023
KC-135 Salute
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New Jersey National Guard 108th Wing Bid Farewell to the KC-135R

JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's KC-135R Final Salute. We knew this day would finally come but that did not make it any easier to fathom the significance and history of the event taking…

Howard German Howard German
October 2, 2023
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