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Military Aviation

Serbia’s MiG-29 Fulcrum jets return to service thanks to donation by Russia

Serbian MiG-29s airborne again thanks to the batteries donated by Moscow. Serbian Air Force MiG-29s returned to active service on Sept. 2, when a Fulcrum jet flew with accumulators provided…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 4, 2014
Aviation Safety

Video shows Libyan MiG-21 Fishbed jet crashing into downtown Tobruk

Free Libya Air Force Mig-21 crashed into city blocks at Tobruk, in eastern Libya. On Sept. 2, a MiG-21 belonging to the Free Libya Air Force crashed into Tobruk killing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] F/A-18C Hornet painted in Russian Flanker paint scheme takes part in Top Gun training

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C in Adversary role at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. Eye-catching paint schemes which make fighter planes similar to their Russian counterparts have become a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2014
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ISIS surveillance drone is only an amateurish remote-controlled quad-copter

Drones used by ISIS militants are remotely-controlled products you can buy online for about 500 USD rather than something comparable to real UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Even though some media…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2014
Military Aviation

Incredible photo of F-16 fighter planes under sky set alight by Northern Lights

Here's an unbelievable photo shot at Amari Airbase, Estonia. Taken by photographer Gen Vagula at Ämari Airbase, Estonia, where the aircraft have been deployed to undertake Baltic States air policing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2014
Military Aviation

Finland steps up air defense following airspace incursions by Russian planes

Even though on average there are about about four to six incidents a year Russian planes have entered the Finnish airspace without permission three times in the last week. Finnish…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2014
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