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F-22
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force F-22 Shoots Down ‘High Altitude Object’ Over Alaska

Six Days After U.S. F-22 Shoots Down Balloon, A Second Object Has Been Downed. National Security Council official John Kirby confirmed on Friday that the U.S. has downed another “high…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 10, 2023
Emerald Strike
Military Aviation

U.S. F-16s And Italian Typhoons Train Together During Emerald Strike 2023

A dozen F-16s deployed to Grosseto Air Base, where they integrated with the Italian Air Force Eurofighters for the two-week exercise. The 4° Stormo Caccia (Fighter Wing) of the Italian…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 10, 2023
Falcon
Italian Air Force

The Italian Air Force Dassault Falcon Fleet Reaches 150K Flight Hours

The Falcon fleet of the Aeronautica Militare has achieved the milestone during an emergency medical flight. In the afternoon of Feb. 9, 2023, a Falcon 900 of the 31° Stormo…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 9, 2023
China

Could the Bizarre Chinese Balloon Missions Be Even More Sinister Than Aerial Spying?

Concerns About Surveillance Are Valid, But What About Weaponized Weather Modification? The memes are funny. The headlines are fascinating. But the real concern about last week’s Chinese balloon incident is…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
February 9, 2023
Juniper Oak
Military Aviation

Dissecting Juniper Oak 23, The Largest Ever US-Israel Joint Exercise

More than 140 aircraft were involved in the exercise, as well as multiple naval and ground assets. The U.S. Central Command and Israel Defense Forces recently completed Juniper Oak 23.2,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 8, 2023
Iran underground base
Iran

Iran Unveils Underground Air Base For Its F-4 Phantom II fighter jets

The underground base is said to be the first large enough to host fighter jets and one of several more being built. As part of the celebrations for the 44th…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 7, 2023
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