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Military Aviation

Kadena’s MC-130J Commando II Special OPS planes conduct the type’s first five-ship formation flight in PACAF

Five MC-130J Commando IIs recently took to the skies for an unprececedented formation flight in Pacific region. On Feb. 17, 2016 the 17th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) of the 353rd…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 6, 2016
Aviation Safety

U.S. Army Special Mission Aircraft (with paint scheme that disguises its real mission) crash lands in Iraq

It's not really a passenger plane.... On Mar. 5, a U.S. Army MC-12W Liberty plane crash landed near Erbil, Iraq. According to the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw, the plane, registered…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 5, 2016
Aviation Safety

Laser beam pointed at a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircrew on approach at RAF Lakenheath: the last in a long series of incidents

A new laser incident in the skies over U.K. As reported by several media outlets, in the night of Mar. 2, 2016, a laser beam was pointed at a U.S.…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 5, 2016
Aviation Safety

Ryanair denies claims that two Israeli F-16s almost collided with one of its Boeing 737s

Ryanair denies any near miss between one of its Boeing 737 passenger airplanes and two Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets. On Mar. 1, 2016 two Israeli Air Force (IAF)…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 5, 2016
Military Aviation

A fleet of privately-owned fighter jets will provide aggressor training to the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets

A private defense contractor will deliver adversary support services to the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Royal Canadian Air Force is looking for a company to provide adversary support services to…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 4, 2016
Military Aviation

Stunning view from inside the cockpit of a B-52 refueling during Ex. Cold Response

Anyone want to take a photo from a B-52's jump seat? The image in this post was taken during EUCOM's Exercise Cold Response, currently underway in Norway. It shows one…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2016
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