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Aviation Safety

Laser beam pointed at a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircrew on approach at RAF Lakenheath: the last in a long series of incidents

A new laser incident in the skies over U.K. As reported by several media outlets, in the night of Mar. 2, 2016, a laser beam was pointed at a U.S.…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 5, 2016
Aviation Safety

Ryanair denies claims that two Israeli F-16s almost collided with one of its Boeing 737s

Ryanair denies any near miss between one of its Boeing 737 passenger airplanes and two Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets. On Mar. 1, 2016 two Israeli Air Force (IAF)…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 5, 2016
Military Aviation

A fleet of privately-owned fighter jets will provide aggressor training to the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets

A private defense contractor will deliver adversary support services to the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Royal Canadian Air Force is looking for a company to provide adversary support services to…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 4, 2016
Military Aviation

Stunning view from inside the cockpit of a B-52 refueling during Ex. Cold Response

Anyone want to take a photo from a B-52's jump seat? The image in this post was taken during EUCOM's Exercise Cold Response, currently underway in Norway. It shows one…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2016
Military Aviation

EA-6Bs from four different U.S. Marine Corps squadrons fly together for the last time

U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler "Final Four" division flight. On Mar. 1, four EA-6B Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point conducted a…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 3, 2016
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Italy deploys Helicopter Force (including AW-129 Mangusta attack choppers) to Iraq

NH-90 and AW-129 helicopters to be deployed to Erbil "very soon." The Italian Army is going to deploy a Helicopter Force made of four NH-90 multirole choppers and four AW-129…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2016
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