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Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir
F-35

Israeli Air Force Details How F-35I “Adir” Stealth Jet’s Coating Is Cleaned To Preserve Low Observability

The F-35I "Adir" (just like any other Lightning II aircraft) requires the exterior paint or coating to be regularly cleaned to preserve its LO (Low Observability). Several things combine to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 1, 2021
Russian Embassy Rome
Russia

Italian Navy Officer Arrested Over Alleged Spying For Russia. Two Russian Diplomats Expelled From Italy

An Italy Navy officer caught passing classified documents to Russian diplomats for money during clandestine meeting in Rome. It's the most serious spying episode since the end of Cold War.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 31, 2021
NATO Eurofighter escorting Russian group
Military Aviation

NATO Interceptors Scrambled 10 Times In 6 Hours To Shadow Russian Bombers And Fighters Near Alliance Airspace

NATO fighter jets shadowed Russian bombers and fighters during an "unusual peak of flights" over the North Atlantic, North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, yesterday. Monday Mar. 29, 2021,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 30, 2021
Tempest FCAS
Military Aviation

Tempest FCAS Mock-Up Shown For The First Time With Italian Low-Visibility Roundels

The images of the Tempest FCAS with the roundel surfaced online after the British Prime Minister’s visit to BAE Systems' facility in Warton. Last week, the British Prime Minister Boris…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 30, 2021
MiG-31 North Pole
Russia

Two Russian Navy MiG-31BM Interceptors Have Flown Over The North Pole For The First Time Ever

The Russian Navy MiG-31BM Foxhound interceptors flew over the North Pole within the framework of the current Arctic deployment. Two MiG-31BM Foxhound interceptors have flown over the North Pole, in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2021
EA-6B low level VR1355
Military Aviation

EA-6B Prowler Front Cockpit Video Filmed While Flying Low Level Along VR-1355 Military Training Route

This is what it looked like to fly low level in the front cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler on the first half of the VR-1355 low-level military training route in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2021
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