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Helicopters

Here’s how flechette rockets are loaded into U.S. Army Kiowa Warriors helicopters

Arming the U.S. Army OH-58 Kiowa Taken on Feb. 8, 2016 the following interesting pictures show soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB)…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 15, 2016
Military Aviation

Poland to deploy F-16 combat planes to Syria in reconnaissance role

Recce role for the Polish F-16 Fighters in the fight against ISIS in Syria. According to the Polish President and the Polish Minister of Defense, Poland is going deploy a…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 15, 2016
Russia

Russian Su-35S deployed to Syria carry the AA-12 Adder air-to-air missile: a significant threat to NATO planes

The Vympel R-77 (NATO designation AA-12 Adder) missile has eventually appeared in Syria. The Russian Su-35S recently deployed to Syria have been accompanied by Vympel R-77 medium range, active radar…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2016
Military Aviation

How An F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down An Iraqi Mi-24 Gunship With A GBU-10 Bomb During Operation Desert Storm

The impressive story of the only air-to-air victory achieved by the F-15E Strike Eagle. Developed to replace the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E is a…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 14, 2016
Military Aviation

Saudi Arabia is deploying combat planes to Turkey to fight ISIS

Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft will launch air strikes against Daesh from Turkey. RSAF aircraft are being deployed to Incirlik airbase, Turkey, from where they will launch air strikes against…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2016
Aviation Safety

Here’s how a KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew saved an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from ejecting over ISIL territory

An impressive rescue mission took place in 2015 in the skies over ISIL territory. A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew belonging to the 384th ARS (Air Refueling Squadron) from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 12, 2016
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