"Turkish F-4 gunned down by anti-aircraft artillery inside the Syrian airspace" U.S. intelligence says
The Turkish RF-4E shot down by Syria on Jun. 22, was probably gunned by a shore-based anti-aircraft artillery battery while it was flying inside the Syrian airspace. Therefore, the U.S.…
Photo: Eurofighter Typhoon’s kill markings. F-16, F-18 and Mirage 2000 among the shot down fighters
As already explained several times, kills scored during simulated dissimilar air combat training are not particularly interesting (other than for marketing purposes) unless the actual Rules Of Engagement (ROE) and…
Watch this image: a ship-based anti-ballistic missile launched at night by a guided-missile cruiser
Even if similar pictures have already been published in the past, I find the following image particularly interesting because it was taken on Jun. 27 and shows a Standard Missile-3…
Video: High Park Fire Helicopters at work
Ignited Jun. 9 by a lightning strike to a tree in Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado's High Park Fire, has burned 87,284 acres and destroyed at least 257 homes in the…
Here's another cool B-52 cockpit video!
With all the fleet having surpassed 50 years of active service, the B-52 heavy bomber remains one of the most interesting (and powerful) weapon system in the U.S. inventory. Few…
“Turkish Phantom shot down because Syrian soldiers may have confused it for an Israeli plane” Syrian Information Minister says
Although much of what has happened on Jun. 22, when a Turkish Air Force RF-4E from Erhac was shot down by a Syrian air defense battery remains a mystery, at…
