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Videos Show Malfunctioning Saudi Patriot Missile Fired To Intercept Houthi SRBM Hitting Capital City Riyadh Instead

It looks like two Saudi Patriots failed tonight... Saudi Patriot PAC-2 SAM battery in Riyadh fired MIM-104C Surface to Air Missiles at a Burkan 2-H SRBM (Short Range Ballistic Missile)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 26, 2018
Aviation Safety

Photos Of Pilot Ejecting From an F-8D Over the South China Sea in 1965 Became Some Of The Most Famous Crusader Shots Of The Vietnam War

The ejection from an F-8D Crusader as seen from an RF-8 photo bird. The photos showing a pilot ejecting from a VF-154 F-8D on Oct. 14, 1965 are particularly famous,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2018
Military Aviation

Vipers, Fulcrums and Fitters: Tactical Exercise at Poznan-Krzesiny Airbase

We attended a tactical exercise of the Polish Air Force involving all fast jet types that remain in the service. F-16s and MiG-29s were tasked with providing fighter escort for…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 25, 2018
Italian Air Force

Northern Italy Rocked By Double Sonic Boom As Typhoons Intercept Air France Boeing 777. Media Sent Into A Frenzy.

Two loud bangs were heard across northern Italy when two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons accelerated through supersonic speed to intercept a civilian airliner that failed to respond to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 22, 2018
F-35

Here’s South Korea’s First F-35A Lightning II Stealth Aircraft During Its Maiden Flight

The first F-35 destined to the ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force) has successfully completed its first flight. On Mar. 19, 2018, the first F-35A destined to the ROKAF performed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 20, 2018
Aviation Safety

U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy Performs Nose Gear Up Landing. Again..

It's the second time a Super Galaxy lands on nose after gear malfunction in less than one year. On Mar. 15, an Air Force Reserve Command C-5M Super Galaxy performed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 19, 2018
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