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Russia

Russia Has Deployed Its MiG-29SMT Multirole Combat Aircraft To Syria For The Very First Time

Once again the Syrian Air War is the testbed for the most recent Russian Air Force weapons system. This time is the turn of the MiG-29SMT. The Russian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 13, 2017
Military Aviation

New Details on Mysterious Crash of Lt. Col. Eric “Doc” Schultz Near Area 51 Emerge

Unnamed Sources in Published Report Suggest Pilot May Have Been Flying Russian Aircraft. In a story published late Monday, September 11, 2017 on AviationWeek.com, new information has been revealed about…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
September 12, 2017
Military Aviation

New Photos of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 Stealth Jet Show Some Progress of Russian Advanced Fighter Program

New Ninth Example of Russian 5th Generation Sukhoi Su-57 (PAK FA) With Its Enormous Fuel Tanks Spotted at Zhukovsky. Vladimir Zinenko, admin for the Facebook group page “ВВС России”, a…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
September 11, 2017
Aviation Safety

No, it wasn’t an F-35. So, What Did Crash Near Nellis? Here Are Some Theories.

Who Was F-35 Test Pilot Lt. Col. Eric Schultz and What He Was Flying When He Died? The tragic loss and impressive career of U.S. Air Force pilot Lt. Col.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
September 9, 2017
Aviation Safety

Mysterious Crash Of A USAF Classified Jet Near Nellis AFB Fuels Speculations Of F-35 Involved

A Second Pilot Was Killed Last Week, The Air Force Isn’t Saying Which Type (Then Says "Definitely not an F-35"). He Was An F-35 Pilot. Following the release of information…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
September 9, 2017
Drones

SpaceX Successfully Launches The U.S. Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Unmanned Spacecraft Just Before Hurricane Irma Reaches Florida

SpaceX launched the Pentagon's mysterious X-37B orbital space drone just before the Hurricane Irma hit Florida. While people prepared for Hurricane Irma, the 45th Space Wing successfully launched a SpaceX…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 8, 2017
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