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China

Audio and Video of the U.S. P-8A aircraft defying China’s Navy warnings to leave airspace over disputed islands

A P-8A Poseidon from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 captures surveillance footage of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) conducting land reclamation operations in the South China Sea. On May 20,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 22, 2015
Russia

Four U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt jets have deployed to Slovakia

A-10s continue their tour of eastern Europe. Four A-10 Thunderbolt II jets and approximately 40 airmen from the U.S. Air Force Theater Security Package, deployed to Sliac Air Base, Slovakia,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 22, 2015
Russia

The most interesting close encounters between NATO and Russian planes since 2013 in one infographic

Mapped, all the most interesting close encounters between NATO and Russian warplanes all around the world since 2013. Last week, all those readers who completed a quick survey on The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 21, 2015
Military Aviation

Stunning pics of a B-52 strategic bomber doing some heavy carpet bombing in Jordan

B-52 Stratofortress bomber doing what it does best. The photographs in this post were taken during a combined live fire demonstration in Wadi Shadiya, Jordan, May 18. They show a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 20, 2015
Military Aviation

A view on the quite impressive F-15 Engine Shop at RAF Lakenheath airbase

There are 17 F-15's exhaust engine nozzles in this image. The photo in this article was posted by the 48th Fighter Wing on their FB page. It shows at least…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 19, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. raid in Syria supported by secret Stealth Black Hawk helicopters?

According to some sources, the evasive MH-X may have taken part in the raid that killed Islamic State member Abu Sayyaf. In the night between May 15 and 16, U.S.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 17, 2015
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