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Military Aviation

That Time A Crippled SR-71 Blackbird In Emergency Was Intercepted By Four Swedish Viggens After Violating Sweden’s Airspace

An interesting Cold War episode worth 4 medals. During the 1980s, the U.S. flew regular SR-71 Blackbird aircraft reconnaissance missions in international waters over the Barents Sea and the Baltic…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 29, 2018
Military Aviation

17 Russian Combat Aircraft “Buzzed” British Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan in the Black Sea near Crimea

An interesting "close encounter" in the Black Sea was captured on video. During the filming of a documentary, UK's Channel 5 captured interesting footage of a Royal Navy Type 45…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 27, 2018
Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force’s E-11 BACN Aircraft Is So Unique, You Can Only Find It In One Place: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, the E-11A is a U.S. Air Force aircraft that provides unparalleled communications capabilities to coalition forces on the ground and aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 26, 2018
Maritime Security

Russia blocks passage in Kerch Strait Near Crimea, Deploys Su-25 Jets And Ka-52 Attack Helicopters.

Moscow has blocked passage through the Kerch Strait, between Crimea and mainland Russia, after three Ukrainian navy ships made what the Russian authorities have called a violation of Russian territorial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 25, 2018
Military Aviation

20+ Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport planes to fly from the U.S. to the original D-Day Drop Zones in Normandy

More than 30 Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Dakota  will retrace their flights from Britain to the original D-Day Drop Zones in Normandy, France. Two thirds will be coming from North…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 24, 2018
F-35

Check Out These Cool Videos Of the Largest F-35 Formation Ever

Here are a couple of interesting clips showing what happened after the "Elephant Walk" of 35 F-35s that made the news a couple of days ago. 35x F-35A from the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 22, 2018
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