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Military Aviation

Take A Look At These Rare Photos Of NATO Fighters Intercepting Soviet Tu-95RT Bear-D During The Cold War

Extremely interesting shots taken by the Soviet  aircrews during Cold War intercepts. The Tu-95RT Bear-D variant performed a maritime surveillance and over-the-horizon targeting mission for other aircraft, surface ships and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2020
Military Aviation

Let’s Talk About The SA-8 Gecko And The Video Of The Shooting Down Of An Azerbaijani Drone Emerged Recently

A unique video filmed from inside the Fire Control Station of an SA-8 “Gecko” during the engagement of a drone emerged few days ago. An interesting video of the shooting…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
June 11, 2020
Military Aviation

U.S. Senate Confirms General Charles Q. Brown as Air Force Chief of Staff.

Combat Veteran F-16 Instructor Graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The United States Senate has confirmed General Charles Q. Brown as the new Air Force Chief of Staff for the United…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 10, 2020
Military Aviation

U.S. F-22s Intercept Russian Tu-95 bombers, Su-35 fighters and A-50 AEW Aircraft Entering Alaskan ADIZ

Routine activity in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. The only interesting details this time, is that NORAD disclosed the distance from the "Alaskan shores" at which the Russian "packages"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 10, 2020
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Spy Satellite Spots Large Scale Iranian Mock-Up of U.S. Aircraft Carrier for Training.

Mock-Up of U.S. Carrier May Be for New Iranian Coastal Defense Demonstration. A credible report of a 650-foot long Iranian-built mock-up of a U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has surfaced based…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 10, 2020
Military Aviation

USAF Accidentally Dropped Hypersonic Test Missile Over Secure Range.

Aviation Week Reports Hypersonic Missile “Believed to Have Inadvertently Separated” From B-52 Test Aircraft. In a story on AviationWeek.com published on June 9, 2020, reporters Guy Norris and Steve Trimble…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 9, 2020
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