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Drones

The Turkish Air Force has shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish airspace. Known and unknown facts.

The Turkish Air Force has shot down an unidentified UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) over the Syria-Turkey border. Turkish Air Force jets, most probably F-16s flying CAPs (Combat Air Patrols) along…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 16, 2015
Military Aviation

Russian Su-30SM performed a Visual ID intercept on a U.S. plane over Syria

A Russian Su-30 conducted a VID intercept on a U.S. aircraft over Syria. On Oct. 10, a Russian Su-30SM belonging to the contingent deployed to Latakia, in Syria, had a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 15, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

The MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in this video looks like a transformer in the act of transforming

Before you look at this video, you must be aware they're not filming the new Transformers movie. The following footage shows a Bell Boeing MV-22, the U.S. Marine Corps variant…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
October 15, 2015
Aviation Safety

This video shows how Malaysia Airline MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile

The Dutch Safety Board released a video which shows how the MH17 flight was shot down by a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile. On Jul. 17, 2014 Boeing 777 (9M-MRD) with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 14, 2015
Airshows

Breathtaking video brings you aboard the Patrouille Suisse during Solenzara airshow

Something you don’t see very often. Taken during the Meeting de l’Air hosted by the Base Aérienne 126 Ventiseri - Solenzara, from May 29 to 31, 2015, this cool video…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
October 13, 2015
Russia

No, the Turkish Air Force has not shot down a Russian aircraft near the Syrian border (at least, not yet)

The news of an alleged downing is doing the rounds. But no Russian plane has been shot down, yet. In the last few days, several media outlets have reported the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 12, 2015
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