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Military Aviation

Benelux starts joint Air Policing operations

This could be a European Precedent A couple of weeks ago, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed an agreement which is to regulate joint air defense operations carried out in…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 19, 2015
Russia

Stunning HD video: flying the Russian Su-34 Fullback bomber

Taxi, take-off, aerobatics and a bit of air combat from the cockpit of a Russian Su-34 Fullback. The following series of videos is pretty impressive: with English subtitles, the footage…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 18, 2015
Aviation Safety

U.S. drone crashed in Syria. Probably shot down by a Syrian SA-3 surface to air missile

An MQ-1 Predator crashed in Syria. According to Syria state media it was shot down by Syrian air defenses. The U.S. lost contact with an unarmed MQ-1 Predator drone on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 17, 2015
Aviation Safety

The amazing story of Bill Weaver: the Blackbird pilot who survived his SR-71 disintegration

The incredible story of a lucky SR-71 pilot who survived to a Blackbird disintegration at Mach 3+ Built as a strategic reconnaissance aircraft able to fly at 88,000 feet and Mach 3,…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 17, 2015
Military Aviation

What’s this new sensor exposed by video of a B-1 bomber refueling over Iraq?

Although it may seem just another B-1 refueling video, this footage shows something different. The following footage was shot on Feb. 12, over Iraq. It shows a B-1B "Lancer" (or…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 16, 2015
Military Aviation

All you need to know about the latest Red Flag, world’s most realistic aerial exercise

Red Flag 2015-2 featured previously unannounced participants and in a first - virtual participants. In addition to the variety of USAF squadrons, the air combat exercise held Mar. 2 to…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
March 16, 2015
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