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Aviation Safety

Russian Su-24 Fencer Jet Crashes Near Hmeymim Airbase In Syria. Crew Killed.

A Russian Fencer has crashed shortly after (or during) take-off from airbase near Latakia, in western Syria. Pilot and Nav killed in the accident. A Russian Air Force Su-24M2, deployed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 10, 2017
Military Aviation

We Encountered The B-2 Stealth Bomber At Night in Stormy Skies To Get These Crazy Cool Photos. Here’s How It Went.

Close Encounter With Two Ghostly B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers At Night. “It’s go time!” The crew announcement snaps me from my sleep. It’s near zero hundred and we fly in…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
October 9, 2017
Military Aviation

Six F-22 Raptor jets Have Deployed To RAF Lakenheath, UK

Six U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors have deployed to Europe as part of the European Deterrence Initiative. Six U.S. Air Force Raptor jets, belonging to the 27th Fighter Squadron and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 8, 2017
Military Aviation

New F-16C Aggressor Color Livery (Dubbed “BDU Splinter”) Unveiled at Eielson Air Force Base

F-16C Block 30 from 18th Aggressor Squadron Debuts in New Splinter-Euro/Southeast Asia Style Camo. A photo shared on the Eielson Air Force Base official Facebook page early on Saturday, Oct.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 8, 2017
Iran

Watch An Iranian F-4E Phantom Do A Roll Near A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet During A Close Encounter

An Iranian Phantom performs what loosely reminds a Top Gun stunt while "intercepting" an American Super Hornet. We don't know when nor where this was filmed, still the footage, reportedly…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2017
Military Aviation

Well Before The SR-72 Was Conceived, The Iconic SR-71 Blackbird Proved “Speed Is The Real Stealth”

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it outran every missile shoot against it and every interceptor scrambled to intercept it. The aviation "side" of the Web went abuzz following the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2017
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