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Military Aviation

Stunning Photographs of the Polish MiG-29s and Italian Typhoons of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing

Amazing shots of the NATO interceptors over Lithuania The photos in this post were taken over Lithuania, at the beginning of February, thanks to a cooperation between the Lithuanian Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 23, 2015
Russia

Video: How the UK QRA responded to Soviet intruders at the times of the Phantom

Here's UK Quick Reaction Alert in the 1970s. UK's air defense was once again put to the test by two Russian strategic bombers that flew off Cornwall during a routine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 23, 2015
Russia

Listen to Russian Strategic Bombers talk to their Ground Control while skirting UK airspace

Here is an interesting six-minute-long message recorded using a high frequency radio. On Feb. 18, two Russian Air Force Tu-95MS Bear bombers on a long-range patrol flew close to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 20, 2015
Military Aviation

[Video] Russian strategic bomber films British and French jets escorting it

British and French fighter jets shadow a Russian Tu-95 bomber, and surprisingly the footage is recorded by the crew members of the Tu-95. Here is an interesting video filmed from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 19, 2015
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The story of one of the largest air strikes conducted by U.S and British jets in Iraq during OSW

The attack that took place against Iraq on Feb. 16, 2001 was one of the largest strike missions conducted by U.S and British aircraft during Operation Southern Watch. Following the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 17, 2015
Drones

MQ-1C Predator footage of repatriation of Italian nationals from Libya

An Italian Air Force MQ-1C Predator A+ escorted the ships involved in the repatriation of Italian nationals from Libya. On Feb. 15, Italy announced the closure of the Libya embassy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2015
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