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What We Know About The U.S. Raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria.

Large Operation Used Many Aircraft, Significant Coordination and Lightning Violence. The founder and leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a “dangerous and daring nighttime raid” by U.S.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 27, 2019
Military Aviation

Photos Of The US B-1s Deploying To PSAB Last Week Provide Additional Details About The US Build Up In Saudi Arabia

"Bones" have made a visit to Prince Sultan Air Base. Where U.S. F-22s and EA-18G Growlers are also deployed. Last week, two (according to other sources four) B-1 Bombers from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 27, 2019
Drones

Secretive US Air Force X-37B Spaceplane Lands After Remaining In Orbit On Classified Mission For More Than 2 Years

The Air Force’s X-37B successfully landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility earlier today. And here are a couple of interesting shots. On Oct. 27, 2019 at 3:51…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 27, 2019
Drones

NATO’s RQ-4D Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft Gets Military Type Certification And Official Callsign “MAGMA”

NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system achieves important milestones as it progresses towards first operational flight. NATO's AGS is a cooperative defense project to give the Alliance the ability to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 27, 2019
F-35

Italy’s F-35s Have Completed The NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing Mission

Mission accomplished for the Italian F-35 Lightning II stealth jets. With an official ceremony held at Keflavik International Airport (KIA), the Italian Air Force has completed its rotation in support…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 25, 2019
Iraq

Rare Images Of Italian Typhoons Flying Close Air Support Training Missions with U.S. Marines JTACs In Kuwait Emerge

The Italian F-2000s are deployed to Kuwait to support the anti-Daesh mission in Iraq and Syria. Four Italian Air Force F-2000A jets are currently deployed to Ahmed Al Jaber airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 25, 2019
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