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Aviation Safety

Russian Su-27 buzzes U.S. RC-135U spyplane. Once again.

Tense moments in the skies over Black Sea. On Jan. 25, 2016 a U.S. Air Force RC-135U electronic intelligence gathering aircraft was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet while…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
January 29, 2016
Aircraft Carriers

Tehran releases footage of Iranian navy submarine allegedly aiming at a U.S. aircraft carrier

The Iranian Navy has spied on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz with drones and subs. Iranian Tasmin News media outlet has aired a short video, allegedly…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 29, 2016
Military Aviation

Cool photos of Tyndall’s F-22 Raptors taking part in Red Flag 16-1

F-22 Raptors at Red Flag 16-1. Taken at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nev. on Jan. 25, 2016 the following interesting images feature 95th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors from Tyndall…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
January 28, 2016
Military Aviation

Cool photos show new special-colored Hawk that celebrates Royal Air Force’s 208(R) Squadron’s 100th anniversary

A RAF Hawk gets a new special tail. A RAF 208(R) Squadron Hawk TMk1 has been adorned with a special centenary painted tail fin to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
January 27, 2016
Military Aviation

F-22 with historic Maloney’s Pony insignia has been the first Raptor to go into combat in Syria

Some images of Maloney's Pony, the legendary insignia of first combat F-22 Raptor. A very special F-22 belonging to the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia visited the 411th Fighter Test…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
January 26, 2016
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Watch Russian Tu-22M bomber perform high-altitude old-fashioned carpet bombing in Syria

Some more Tu-22 Backfire footage. Here's the latest footage showing Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducting air strikes on targets in Syria. As already shown by several other clips released by the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 25, 2016
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