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Iraq

Italian Tornado IDS Aircraft Are Flying Anti-Daesh ISR Missions With Enhanced Countermeasures Pod

Images released by the U.S. Air Force Central Command show that the Tornado IDS of the Italian Air Force are flying with the BOZ-102 Enhanced Capability self-defense pods, rarely seen…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 6, 2020
Military Aviation

Spectacular “Shock Collar” Forms Around U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler Flying At Low Level in the Cascade Mountains

"Shock collar" generated by U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler caught on camera. Last month we published an amazing shot showing a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack aircraft with the Electronic Attack Squadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2020
Military Aviation

U.S. B-52s Conduct Mission To Europe: One Flies Over The Barents Sea, One Diverts To RAF Fairford For Engine Failure

Two B-52s flew from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Europe. But one had to divert to RAF Fairford, UK, after experiencing an issue to one of its 8…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 4, 2020
Drones

Aevum Unveils Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle For Lightweight Satellites

The company already secured a contract for the ASLON-45 mission of the U.S. Space Force. Aevum, a small company based in in Huntsville, Alabama, rolled out its Ravn X Autonomous…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 4, 2020
Space

Massive Meteor Over Lake Ontario and New York State Creates Flash, Sonic Booms.

Entry of Large Meteor into Atmosphere Caught on Video in Canada and Eastern U.S. An unusually large meteor created a sensation around the upper eastern U.S. in the Great Lakes…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 4, 2020
Iraq

Focus On The Tornado IDS With RecceLite II Pod Flying ISR Missions In Support Of Operation Inherent Resolve

The Tornado IDS aircraft of the Italian Air Force are tasked with ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) missions in support of OIR (Operation Inherent Resolve). From Aug. 12, 2020, four Tornado…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 3, 2020
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