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Dramatic video shows Mi-24 Hind gunships fighting rebels in Syria

Impressive: Mi-24 Hind helicopters performing rocket runs at low altitude in Syria The following videos were filmed in Syria in the last hours and show Mi-24 Hind helicopters (Russian  ones,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 8, 2015
Russia

Russian combat planes shadowed U.S. Predator drones over Syria three times last week

U.S. Predator drones "intercepted" by Russia's jets, U.S. fighters rerouted for deconfliction: the airspace over Syria is becoming increasingly dangerous. As already explained in our article about the close encounter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 7, 2015
Russia

Watch Russian warships launch cruise missiles against targets in Syria from the Caspian Sea

Impressive footage shows Russian ships launch cruise missiles against ISIS targets from the Caspian Sea. Early in the morning on Oct. 7, Russia warships belonging to the Russian Navy's Caspian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 7, 2015
Aviation Safety

Polish Air Force F-16 jet collided with drone

Mid-air with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a Polish F-16. According to the reports published by several Polish media outlets, on Sept. 15 a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter stationed…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
October 7, 2015
Russia

Mystery deepens as “unidentified MiG-29 Fulcrum” locks on a Turkish F-16 again

It has happened again....a Turkish Air Force F-16 was locked on by an "unidentified" MiG-29. As already reported, on Oct. 3 and 4, 2015, the Turkish airspace was violated by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2015
Russia

U.S. F-16s came within 20 miles from Russian Su-34s in Syria

CBS News was given access to CENTCOM radar image showing U.S. and Russian planes not too far one another: yellow aircraft are Russian,  green ones are American. Some "close encounters"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2015
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