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Syria

SyAAF Mig-21 Fishbed hit by MANPADS over Syria

MANPADS once again lethal in Syria. On Mar. 12, a Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) Mig-21 Fishbed from Hama was shot down over Kafranboudah, Syria. According to the Russian MoD,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2016
Drones

Is a Turkish UAV currently operating inside the Iraqi airspace?

What might be an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is circling over the border between Turkey and Iraq. Increasingly, military aircraft as well as UAVs can be tracked online thanks to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2016
Military Aviation

Total air superiority with a bit of swing role: the Italian Typhoons have completed their first Red Flag

The Italian F-2000s have conducted 115 missions logging 180 flying hours in the Nevada Test and Training Range. On Mar. 11, RF 16-2 came to an end. Among the more…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2016
Military Aviation

Here’s how the Serbians were able to detect and shoot down an F-117 Stealth jet during Operation Allied Force

How an old missile system was able to shoot down a U.S. Air Force stealth aircraft during Operation Allied Force. On Mar. 27, 1999, the fourth night of Operation Allied Force…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 12, 2016
China

U.S. F/A-18Es performed an airborne change of command in the skies near the disputed South China Sea islands

Airborne change of command U.S. Navy-style over South China Sea. On Mar 7, revitalizing a time-honored naval tradition, three F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 12, 2016
Russia

Do you notice anything weird in this cool shot of a MiG-29 rolling above Russian aircraft carrier?

That's a weird place to install a (handheld) GPS device. The image in this post was published by the official Twitter account of the Russian «Strizhi» (Swifts) aerial display team.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2016
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