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If you want to know what a Red Flag's mass launch from Nellis Air Force Base looks like, watch this video

Have you ever wondered what happens during an ordinary day's mass launch of Red Flag missions at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada? The following video will give you a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2012
Military Aviation

Upgraded 30,000-lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb ready to destroy deeply buried bunkers in Iran, Syria etc.

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, a massive 30,000-lb bomb that can destroy deeply buried bunkers, has been upgraded and ready to be carried by the U.S. Air Force B-52…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Inside the cockpit of the (special colored) Colombian Air Force C-130H

During Farnborough International Airshow 2012, we published the images of the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force C-130J on static display. Now, you can compare the digital cockpit of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2012

Israel's satellites, reconnaissance aircraft, drones spying on Syrian chemical weapons arsenal

As the Syrian air war escalates, with fixed wing aircraft joining the Syrian Arab Air Force's gunships in the strikes against the rebels and their Free Syria Army (FSyA), Assad's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2012

L-39 Albatros jet trainer spotted over Aleppo, Syria.

Since it made its first appearance on-line in the night of Jul. 24, I've been asked to identify the "mysterious" aircraft spotted over Aleppo earlier on the same day. Depicted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2012
Military Aviation

Olympics air security gets its first test as Typhoon is scrambled from RAF Northolt, in noth-west London

At around 12.20pm local time on Wednesday Jul. 25 the RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoons based at RAF Northolt (London) for Olympic Games security got their first scramble. Using…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 25, 2012
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