Spike in Russian Air Force activity in Europe may be a reaction to large US Strategic Command bombers exercise
Usually, after every Global Thunder, the Russians launch similar long range bomber missions. On Oct. 29, the U.S. Strategic Command concluded its largest yearly exercise. On the very same day,…
[Audio] I’m instructed by Her Majesty’s government of the United Kingdom to warn you if you do not respond you will be shot down
"I’m instructed by Her Majesty’s government of the United Kingdom to warn you if you do not respond you will be shot down" On Oct. 29, two RAF Typhoon fighter…
NATO worried by an “unusual level of Russian air activity over European airspace”: 19 warplanes intercepted today
Russian air activity across Europe is surging: three more formations intercepted today. As reported yesterday, on Oct. 28, the German Air Force Eurofighter jets on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to…
M-346 Advanced Jet Trainer with IRIS-T air-to-air missile
M-346 Master is flying with the AIM-9 replacement: the IRIS-T missile. Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainer has started testing a new weapon at Decimomannu airbase: the IRIS-T (Infra…
German Typhoons have intercepted 7 Russian Air Force combat planes over the Baltic Sea today
NATO Baltic Air Policing mission is quite busy these days.... According to the Latvian military, on Oct. 28, the German Air Force Eurofighter jets on QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) at…
Russia to base MiG-31 Foxhound fighters at Arctic airbase in renewed sign of pivot to the North Pole
Russia is moving fighters (and bombers) towards the North Pole. Although the production of the MiG-31 ended in the early 1990s, the Foxhound interceptor is being upgraded to extend its…