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Military Aviation

Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter jets stopover at Malta International Airport

Two Typhoon fighter jets on delivery to the Royal Saudi Air Force made a quick stopover in Malta International Airport. The pair of two-seater aircraft, carrying both the Saudi codes…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2013
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Libyan MiG-21 Fishbed Fighter Jets Over North Africa

Even if the remote south's illegal traffic, smuggling and mass jail breakouts have become a Libyan Government concern, the sea routes to the oil ports remain Tripoli's main asset. For…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2013
Military Aviation

E-4B “Doomsday plane” over London right now. Supporting Air Force One return trip to the U.S.

Nicknamed “doomsday planes”, E-4B are modified B747-200s serve as National Airborne Operations Centers providing “a highly survivable, command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2013
Syria

In the meanwhile in Syria Assad’s Mig-21 fighter jets are downed by rebel anti-aircraft fire

While U.S. and Russian warships and planes are amassing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Syrian regime is still attacking Free Syrian Army positions across the country. And rebels are shooting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 6, 2013
Military Aviation

Poland about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets

It looks like Poland is about to upgrade its fleet of Mig-29s, again. In an interview for Interfax-AWN agency, Sergey Maxin, the CEO of Schwabe Co. (earlier named Optical systems…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 6, 2013
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Nobody wants to fly drones

The U.S. Air Force faces a personnel crisis when it comes to the drone pilots. In a report published for the Brookings Institution think tank, Air Force Colonel Bradley Hoagland said…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 6, 2013
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