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U.S. Air Force Special Operations MC-130 Has Just Dropped Largest U.S. Conventional Bomb on ISIS Cave Complex in Afghanistan

First Ever Operational Use of the GBU-43B MOAB Suggests Target Was of Strategic Value. A U.S. Air Force Special Operations MC-130 Combat Talon II has dropped the first operational GBU-43B…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 13, 2017
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Stages Epic Elephant Walk at Kadena Air Base Japan Amid Growing Tension With North Korea

How many aircraft can you count in this picture? Will they persuade Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear plans? The images in this post show an impressive Elephant…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2017
Military Aviation

More than 60 combat aircraft from eight NATO nations take part in Exercise Frisian Flag in the Netherlands

Frisian Flag 2017 was a large scale exercise organised by the Royal Netherlands Air Force. From Mar. 27 to Apr. 7, Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands hosted the tactical…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2017
North Korea

U.S. Air Force deploys WC-135 “nuclear sniffer” plane to Japan to monitor North Korea’s possible nuke weapons tests

The WC-135C "nuke hunter" has deployed to Okinawa amid raising nuclear tensions with Pyongyang. The U.S. Air Force WC-135C Constant Phoenix Nuclear explosion “sniffer” has arrived in Japan. The aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

This VAQ-130 Cruise Video Showcases The Air War Against ISIS From The EA-18G Growler Aircrews Point of View

In 2016, VAQ-130 Growler Electronic Attack aircraft worked hard to deny the ISIS militants the ability to communicate. Islamic State militants rely heavily on COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2017
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force T-346A and RAF Hawk T2 jet trainers conduct joint training at Decimomannu airbase

The Italian and British most advanced jets conducted some Air-to-Air sortie in 1vs1 and 2vs1 scenarios combined with rear seat exchange for a cross training and experience sharing during their…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
April 10, 2017
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