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F-117 shot down
Military Aviation

25 Years Ago Today: An U.S. F-117 Stealth Jet Is Shot Down Over Serbia

OTD in 1999, "Vega 31" was shot down near Belgrade. Here's how it went. On Mar. 27, 1999, during the fourth night of Operation Allied Force (OAF) over Serbia, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 27, 2024
Italian Air Force

Italian Eurofighter Units Gather For ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’ Exercise

The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet to Red Flag – Akaska in the U.S. The Italian Air Force is currently conducting Exercise “Typhoon Flag 2024”, from March…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 26, 2024
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Deploys B-52H And B-1B Bomber Task Forces

Few days apart, B-52s landed at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and B-1s landed at Moron in Spain. The U.S. Air Force started two new Bomber Task Force deployments…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 26, 2024
MiG-31
Russia

For The Second Time In Three Days Russian MiG-31 Intercepts U.S. B-1 Bombers Over Barents Sea

U.S. B-1B Lancer activity in the Barents Sea is keeping the Russian MiG-31 fighters busy. On Mar. 26, 2024, a flight of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 26, 2024
Triple formation take off
Military Aviation

Video Shows RAF Typhoons Performing Rare Triple Formation Take Off

Display teams aside, triple formation take offs are extremely rare. Here's one shot recently at RAF Coningsby. Although military fast jets usually take off in sequence and rejoin after departure,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2024
IFTS
Military Aviation

RAF And RCAF Pilots Have Completed The Lead In to Fighter Training At IFTS in Italy

Pilots from the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force have completed the LIFT (Lead In to Fighter Training) course at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Decimomannu,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2024
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