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Military Aviation

Poland Deploys Its F-16 Jets For Blue Flag 2017, Israel’s Largest Ever Exercise

Blue Flag is the largest ever aerial exercise in Israel. Gathering more than 100 aircraft from 8 countries, Exercise Blue Flag 2017, underway at Ovda, in Israel, is the biggest…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 8, 2017
Aviation Safety

Taiwanese Mirage 2000 Missing Off Northeastern Taiwan Coast

Taiwanese C-130 and S-70C Aircraft Join Search with Three Ships at Crash Scene. A Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) Mirage 2000 from the 499th Tactical Fighter Wing based at…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 8, 2017
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Typhoon, AMX, Tornado, T-346 And F-35A Jets As Well As Greek F-4E Phantoms Take Part In Italy’s Largest Drills In 2017

Exercise Vega 2017 put the Italian Air Force's most advanced "hardware" to test. Vega 2017 (VG17) is the name of the Italian Air Force-led aerial exercise included in Joint Stars…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 7, 2017
Military Aviation

Nellis AFB F-15 Receives Special Paint Livery Honoring Victims of Las Vegas Mass Shooting

This Nellis-Based F-15A Was Repainted in Time for Next Week’s Aviation Nation 2017 Airshow. Public affairs and local Las Vegas news outlets have released a new video of an F-15A…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 7, 2017
Weapons

In 1962 The Last U.S. Above-Ground Nuclear Test To Determine The Viability Of An Anti-ICBM Defense System

The Last U.S. Above Ground Nuclear Test Was Oddly Predictive of Current Missile Defense Programs. July, 1968. Sunday Morning. 100,000 Feet Over the Midwestern United States. This is a last,…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 6, 2017
Troubled Areas

Ballistic Missile Strike Intercepted by Saudis over Capital City Riyadh

Ballistic Missile Fired by Houthi Rebels Showers Arab Capital with Debris. Houthi rebels inside Yemen have claimed responsibility for a short range ballistic missile attack against the Saudi Arabian capital…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 4, 2017
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