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Military Aviation

Chase car footage shows why the U-2 Dragon Lady is one of the most technically difficult planes to land

Watch these U-2 Dragon Ladies land at RAF Fairford. Taken on Jun. 9, 2015 this interesting footage shows why the Dragon Lady is one of the most difficult plane to land…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 3, 2015
Russia

Russian bombers now flying with air-to-air missiles for self-protection over Syria

Following the downing of the Su-24 Fencer on Nov. 24, Russian attack planes fly with air-to-air missiles for self-protection. The Russian Air Force has decided to arm the Su-34 Fullback…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 2, 2015
Iraq

Unique photo shows U.S. Navy Growler with High Value Individual cell phone-jamming kill mark

U.S. Navy Growlers jam High Value Targets/Individuals' cell phones. The image in this post shows the nose of a VAQ-137 EA-18G Growler aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 1, 2015
Aviation

JANET, America’s Most Secret Airline, Is Hiring

Area 51 airline is hiring. Janet airline is the name of a small fleet of passenger aircraft that serve the famous Area 51, the U.S. Air Force top-secret base in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 1, 2015
Wild Weasel
Military Aviation

First In, Last Out: The Story Of The SEAD Missions Flown By The F-105 in Vietnam

Here's why Wild Weasel missions were among the most dangerous sorties flown in Southeast Asia. During the Vietnam War the main threat to the strike packages was the V-750 (S-75) Dvina, the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
November 30, 2015
Russia

Russian aircraft occasionally intrude Israeli airspace, whereas Turkish jets regularly violate the Greek one.

Airspace violations are more frequent than one might believe. On Nov. 24, a Russian Air Force Su-24M that allegedly violated the Turkish airspace was shot down by an AIM-120C air-to-air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 29, 2015
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