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Military Aviation

Watch this cool video of a Bulgarian Su-25 Frogfoot during a head-on low passage

This may be the point of view of the target.... Shot by photographer Anton Balakchiev during the recent Thracian Thunder 2016 exercise, this short but rather interesting video shows a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2016
Iraq

Two B-52 strategic bombers have just arrived in Qatar to start pounding ISIS

The "Buff" has arrived at Al Udeid airbase. Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2016
Libya

There were seven French tankers in flight last night. Exercise or real operation?

Many French C-135s flying at the same time recently. One of our readers has spotted something quite unusual: as many as 7 French Air Force tankers were flying in southwestern…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Maritime Security

Watch these new photos of a U.S. submarine emerging on the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Subs increasingly operating in the Arctic. Few days ago we have published a stunning video showing a U.S. submarine breaking the ice to surface in the Arctic Circle during an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Military Aviation

Photos show Finnish Air Force Hornets refueling from U.S. KC-135 during training exercise underway in Finland

Finnish Air Force F/A-18s as seen from the tanker aircraft. The images in this post were taken during aerial refueling training exercise underway from Apr. 4 to Apr. 8 in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Military Aviation

Russian spyplane and U.S. MQ-9 ER Reaper sharing the same airspace over Syria

The skies over northwest Syria are still much crowded. The following video was allegedly filmed on Apr. 6 in Idlib, Syria. It shows a Russian Air Force Il-20M Coot spyplane…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2016
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