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Military Aviation

Four Air Force’s Secretive U-28A Draco ISR Aircraft Make Stopover at Aviano AB On Their Way Back From Deployment

The U-28A Draco, on their way back to CONUS from the U.S. Central Command area of operations, made a stopover at Aviano AB, in Italy. Between Oct. 29 and 30,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 4, 2020
Military Aviation

80 Years Ago, The Battle Of Britain, The First Military Campaign Fought Entirely By Air Forces, Ended

The Battle of Britain was the first major defeat of Germany during World War 2. October 31, 2020 conventionally marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 4, 2020
Russia

Russia’s Upgraded Tu-160M2 Makes First Flight With New NK-32-02 Engines

The newly upgraded Tu-160 "White Swan" made its first flight with the new version of the NK-32, the largest and most powerful engine ever fitted on a military aircraft. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2020
F-35

Italian Air Force F-35s Carry Out SEAD and DEAD Training During Exercise Lightning 2020

During the Exercise, four Italian F-35 Lightning II have carried out missions in the Polygone range and trained with the Italian SIRIUS Surface Based Air Defence (SBAD). From Oct. 19,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2020
Drones

Let’s Talk About The Mysterious Drone Photographed Over California

Mysterious Aircraft Thought to be RQ-180 or “Polecat” Drone Derivative Posted on Social Media - Then Disappears. An interesting photo of what could be either the classified Northrop Grumman RQ-180…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 2, 2020
Helicopters

RENEGADE/SAREX-20: Poland’s Largest SAR Exercise In 2020

We take a closer look at the Poland's largest SAR Exercise organized in 2020. RENEGADE/SAREX-20 took place between Oct. 6 and 9, 2020, and was organized by the Operational Command…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 2, 2020
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