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MiG-29 Ukraine
Russia

Video Allegedly Shows Ukrainian MiG-29 Taking Off Seconds Before Russian Artillery Strike On Airfield

The video appears to be from the very first days of the Russian invasion. A short video surfaced online just few days ago showing the Ukrainian countryside being shelled by…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 29, 2022
F-22 AGCAS
Aviation Safety

U.S. Air Force Credits AGCAS For Saving F-22s And Their Pilots From Crashing For The First Time

The AGCAS system took over to recover the aircraft during three different events in 2016, 2020 and 2021. In a story recently published on Popular Science, the U.S. Air Force…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 29, 2022
F-35 Iceland
Military Aviation

Italian Air Force F-35s Deploy To Iceland For Their Third NATO Icelandic Air Policing Mission

Four F-35A jets will operate from Keflavik for two months. Four F-35A Lighting II aircraft of the Italian Air Force arrived in Keflavik, Iceland, on April 25, 2022, for a…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 27, 2022
F-15C Mach Loop
Military Aviation

Watch Two F-15Cs Of The 493rd FS Carry Out The ‘Grim Reapers’ Last Low Level Flight In The Mach Loop

The last two F-15Cs from RAF Lakenheath's 493rd Fighter Squadron flew through the famous Mach Loop for the last time. And they did it in style. On Apr. 21, 2022,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2022
Italian Eurofighter
Iraq

The Italian Air Force Has Carried Out Over Iraq Its Longest Sortie With The Eurofighter Typhoon

The Italian Air Force F-2000s have successfully completed a +8-hour mission in support of the anti-Daesh coalition in Iraq and Syria. On Apr. 14, 2022, during a mission in support…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 21, 2022
Weapons

U.S. Navy Conducts Historic Layered Laser Defense Demonstration

The test marked the first time the Navy used an all-electric, high-energy laser weapon to defeat a target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight. The Office of Naval Research…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 21, 2022
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