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Military Aviation

Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen C Jet Dropped GBU-12 Bomb To Cut Forest Fire In Military Range In Sweden

Swedish Gripen supported the firefighting efforts in Sweden dropping a GBU-12 bomb on a forest fire. Several large forest fires are burning in Sweden in Gävleborg, Jämtland and Dalarna areas.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2018
Syria

Israeli Patriot Missiles Down Unidentified Syrian Sukhoi in Border Incursion

Missile Interception Continues Escalation of Tensions Between Israel and Syria. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) reports that Israeli Patriot missile batteries have engaged and downed an unspecified Syrian Air Force…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 24, 2018
Military Aviation

F-35 Stealth Aircraft Goes “Live” On Flight Tracking Websites As It Flies Mission Over Israel

An F-35, most probably one of the Adir jets recently delivered to the Israeli Air Force, appears on Flightradar24.com: deliberate action or just a case of bad OPSEC? On Jul.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2018
Military History

Heroic Spitfire Legend Dead at 96: Geoffrey Wellum Has Passed Away.

Geoffrey Wellum: Author, Pilot, Example of Gallantry and Courage in The Battle of Britain.WWII Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, Spitfire pilot and noted author Geoffrey Harris Augustus Wellum, has died.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 20, 2018
Airshows

“Because I was Inverted! (AGAIN!)” C-130 Super Hercules Pilot Gets Upside Down at Farnborough

New LM-100J Super Hercules Display Joins the Most Impressive Flight Demonstrations Ever. Video of a remarkable aerobatic display by Lockheed Chief Pilot Wayne Roberts in a new LM-100J Super Hercules…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 19, 2018
Russia

Will Russia Ever Develop an Equivalent to the U.S. Light Attack Experiment?

Could Russia Develop A Turboprop Light Combat Aircraft? Most probably, no. But discussion brings some weird concepts to light... An obscure Russian language news story briefly appeared in social media…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 18, 2018
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