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This VAQ-130 Cruise Video Showcases The Air War Against ISIS From The EA-18G Growler Aircrews Point of View

In 2016, VAQ-130 Growler Electronic Attack aircraft worked hard to deny the ISIS militants the ability to communicate. Islamic State militants rely heavily on COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2017
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force T-346A and RAF Hawk T2 jet trainers conduct joint training at Decimomannu airbase

The Italian and British most advanced jets conducted some Air-to-Air sortie in 1vs1 and 2vs1 scenarios combined with rear seat exchange for a cross training and experience sharing during their…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
April 10, 2017
Military Aviation

Poland Eyes Procurement of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance/SIGINT Aircraft.

The Polish Ministry of Defense plans to acquire a new MPA and a new spyplane. As Dziennik Zbrojny reports, on Apr. 5, the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 10, 2017
Military Aviation

Check Out This Outstanding Slow Motion Footage of the Japanese F-15 Aggressors

Marvelous footage of the JASDF F-15DJs at work at Hyakuri. Last January we posted a really cool video of the last Japan Air Self Defense Force F-4E Phantom jets belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 10, 2017
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US military has launched 59 cruise missiles at airbase in Syria. Here’s what we know so far.

Two U.S. destroyers cruising in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have fired 59 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles at an airbase in western Syria. The cruise missiles flew across the Russian S-400…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2017
Italian Air Force

“That time we ‘lost’ one KC-135 tanker over the Atlantic while returning from Red Flag Alaska”

Last week, while unpacking some boxes I've stumbled in my Red Flag Alaska (RF-A) papers. Suddenly, an endless flashback brought me back to that exercise and to an epic transatlantic…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
April 6, 2017
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