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Italian Typhoons scrambled for the 27th time in 2015 to intercept Russian plane over the Baltic Sea

Baltic Air Patrol QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) service is always quite busy. On Apr. 18, the Italian Air Force two Italian Air Force Typhoons deployed to Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 18, 2015
Military Aviation

Stunning images of U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler jets flying at dusk

EA-6B Prowlers during a training sortie. Based at MCAS Cherry Point, in North Carolina, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1 (VMAQT-1) is responsible for training of student pilots and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2015
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This photo of X-47B combat drone taking fuel from tanker proves we are one step closer to unmanned aerial refueling

X-47B has completed first contact with an aerial refueling hose. On Apr. 16, "Salty Dog 502", one of the two Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft of the X-47B…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2015
Drones

nEUROn European Stealth combat drone has started operational tests in Italy

nEUROn stealth UCAV has started testing its advanced sensors in Italy. The first example of the nEUROn UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), the full-scale technology demonstrator developed by France, Italy, Sweden,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2015
Military Aviation

[Video] Red Flag 15-2 Night Launches

Evening activity at Nellis AFB during Red Flag Aerial Warfare Exercise 2015-2 We have already explained what happens on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2015
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force F-16s join one of the most important NATO exercises in central Europe

Polish Air Force F-16s take part in Frisian Flag 2015 exercise According to a report published by the Polska-Zbrojna media outlet, six Polish F-16 Block 52+ fighters from Łask airbase…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 14, 2015
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