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Italian Navy AV-8B+ Harrier Jet Deploys Aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima

An Italian Navy "Jump Jet" landed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Med Sea. On Jul. 18, 2018, an AV-8B+ Harrier II belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2018
Military Aviation

RAF Scampton, Home of The Dambusters and the Red Arrows, To Be Closed and Sold.

Famous RAF Base Has Illustrious History Dating Back to WWI as One of Oldest Air Bases. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the upcoming closure of the famous…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 27, 2018
Military Aviation

Take A Look At This Amazing Video Of a B-1B Lancer Night Afterburner Takeoff and Spiral Climb

A "Bone" taking off at night it's always an impressive sight. The US Air Force B-1B Lancer (Bone from B-One within the pilot community) was once again one of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2018
Military Aviation

Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen C Jet Dropped GBU-12 Bomb To Cut Forest Fire In Military Range In Sweden

Swedish Gripen supported the firefighting efforts in Sweden dropping a GBU-12 bomb on a forest fire. Several large forest fires are burning in Sweden in Gävleborg, Jämtland and Dalarna areas.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2018
Syria

Israeli Patriot Missiles Down Unidentified Syrian Sukhoi in Border Incursion

Missile Interception Continues Escalation of Tensions Between Israel and Syria. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) reports that Israeli Patriot missile batteries have engaged and downed an unspecified Syrian Air Force…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 24, 2018
Military Aviation

F-35 Stealth Aircraft Goes “Live” On Flight Tracking Websites As It Flies Mission Over Israel

An F-35, most probably one of the Adir jets recently delivered to the Israeli Air Force, appears on Flightradar24.com: deliberate action or just a case of bad OPSEC? On Jul.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2018
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