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U.S. Africa Command Confirms Russia Deployed Military Fighter Aircraft to Libya, Shares Images

Satellite imagery had already showned at least one MiG-29 on the ground in Libya. The U.S. Africa Command has just released some additional details and images. Last week we reported…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 26, 2020
Afghanistan

The Painful Story of the Mahmand Valley Ranger Raid: How Two Rangers Died, and Two F-16 Pilots Saved the Rest.

Tragedy, Valor and Heroism. “The first casualty of war is innocence. I assure you, war is ugly.” –Paraphrased from Legacy by SL Buckley. “…the righteous are bold as a lion”…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 25, 2020
Aviation Safety

Frecce Tricolori Display Team To Perform Unprecedented Tour Of Italy To Boost Country’s Morale

A 5-day tour will bring the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team's jets over the whole Peninsula. On May 25, 2020, the 10 MB-339A/PAN jets of the Frecce Tricolori, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2020
Military Aviation

Analysing U.S. Departure From the Open Skies Treaty.

Russian and Western Researchers Share Perspectives on U.S. Departure From the Treaty on Open Skies. On May 21, 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. decision…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2020
Aviation Safety

Navy Times Reports Findings In 2019 Star Wars Canyon F/A-18E Super Hornet Crash.

Pilot Was “Most Proficient” In Squadron at Low Level Operations Prior to Crash. “Based on current information, we will never know what actually occurred.” That is one finding in the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 23, 2020
Military Aviation

On This Day In 1957: Biggest Bomber, Biggest H-Bomb, And Biggest Near-Catastrophe in History.

The Day a B-36 Accidently Dropped the Largest U.S. Hydrogen Bomb on Kirtland AFB. In the wake of yesterday’s news that the U.S. has pulled out of the Open Skies…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 22, 2020
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