Syrian Mi-17 kill mark appears on Turkish F-16C during NATO Tiger Meet
A Turkish Air Force F-16C attending the Nato Tiger Meet in Konya, sports the kill marking "earned" after shooting down a Syrian Mi-17. On Sept. 16, 2013, a Syrian Arab…
Israeli F-16I pilots use Greece’s S-300 SAMs to prepare for potential Iran air strikes
Israeli F-16I pilots get S-300 training opportunity The Israeli Air Force has used INIOXOS-2015, one the largest annual exercise of the Hellenic Air Force, to prepare for a potential situation…
Photo shows a tanker surrounded by five thirsty Eurofighter Typhoons jets at night
Aerial refueling operations always provide some cool photo opportunities. The photographs in this post were taken from an Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A tanker during aerial refueling operations over central…
Russian bombers intrude into the U.S. air defense zone, no interceptor scrambled after them
The interesting part of the news is that the Tu-95 bombers near Alaska were not intercepted. On Apr. 22, two Russian Tu-95 Bear H bombers flew into the U.S. Air…
U.S. Air Force A-10 attack planes have arrived in Estonia
U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft continue moving east.... At least four U.S. Air Force A-10s of the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, have arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, on Apr.…
Here’s what it’s like to experience a 280 deg/s instantaneous roll rate in a modern jet trainer
Modern jets feature an impressive instantaneous roll rate The roll rate, expressed in degrees per second, is the rate at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude. Modern jet…
