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Military Aviation

[Photo] Anatolian Eagle 2014-2 exercise underway in Turkey

Several Turkish and foreign squadron are attending Exercise Anatolian Eagle underway at Konya airbase, in Turkey. Inspired to the American Red Flag and Maple Flag, Exercise Anatolian Eagle, hosted by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2014
Military Aviation

Hunting Red Flag Air Traffic from Coyote Summit

There is a place not far from Area 51, where you can get some really cool pictures of Red Flag participants. As an aviation enthusiast I grew up with camera…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
June 19, 2014
Military Aviation

Awesome photo of British Typhoon intercepting fully armed Russian Su-27 over the Baltics

What a close encounter: Russian Su-27 and British Typhoon. On Jun. 17, Royal Air Force Typhoons were scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s Baltics Air Policing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Impressive photo shows F-22 stealth jet dogfighting against F-15 at close range

Aerial combat between U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-15 Eagles, seen from the inside. The image in this post was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Can the Sukhoi Su-30 have the edge over U.S. fighters in aerial combat?

Su-30s would beat F-15s every time. But..... We recently explained how, 10 years ago, Exercise Cope India put the Indian Air Force Su-30 against U.S. Air Force F-15C jets with…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
June 18, 2014
Aviation Safety

[Video] Ukrainian Air Force An-30B (shot down by MANPADS) crash site survey

Here's what survived of the Ukrainian An-30B shot down by MANPADS over Slavyansk. A short video let's you have a look at the crash site of the Ukrainian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 17, 2014
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