RAF Tornado GR4 attack planes perform first strike mission in Iraq (but don’t drop any bomb on ISIS)
Two Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s performed a mission over Iraq. Although they carried some Laser Guided Bombs, the two British attack planes didn't use them, as they did not…
Italian Navy Elite team conduct disabled submarine rescue training with support of EH-101 Merlin helicopter
Italian Navy EH-101 support SPAG (Submarine Parachute Assistance Group) activities of the e Gruppo Operativo Subacquei (G.O.S.) of COMSUBIN (Italian Navy Operational Divers Group). Support of SPAG activities is among…
Italian Air Force bids farewell to the HH-3F Pelican C-SAR helicopter
The Italian Air Force has retired the HH-3F Pelican after 37 years of active service. The helicopter was replaced by the HH-139A. On Sept. 26, with a ceremony held at…
Photos of B-1B over Fallujah remind us “Bones” are bombing ISIS in Iraq and Syria
B-1B "Lancer" bombers belonging to the 7th Bomb Wing from Dyess Air Force Base, in Texas, are bombing ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria. An unspecified number of B-1B bombers…
US, Poland accelerate F-16’s Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles deal amid Russia tensions
In August last year we analyzed the reasons for the possible Polish purchase of the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missiles (JASSM). Now, in the light of the Ukrainian…
Why this photo of an F-22 Raptor stealth jet taking off for a night air strike in Syria is interesting
Here is an interesting photograph shot on the night of Sept. 23, when the U.S. fifth generation fighter plane had its baptism of fire. The image in this post is…
