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Italian Air Force

Here’s Italy’s First Two-Seat Eurofighter Typhoon In Special Color Scheme

The TF-2000A's special livery was prepared to celebrate the 20th Gruppo's 100th anniversary. The Italian Air Force celebrated the 100th anniversary of four of its squadrons (20th, 21st, 22nd and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 13, 2018
F-35

Turkey’s First F-35A Lightning II Stealth Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight

Here's the first Turkish F-35 stealth jet. On May 10, 2018, the first F-35A destined to the Turkish Air Force performed its maiden flight at Lockheed Martin Ft. Worth facility,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 11, 2018
Iran

The Israeli Air Force Has Just Released A Video Of A Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System Being Struck In Last Night’s Attack In Syria

Last night the Israeli Air Force attacked dozens of Quds force targets in Syrian territory. This video shows what seems to be a Delilah cruise missile hitting a Pantsir-S1 (SA-22…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 10, 2018
Aviation Safety

This Is What Happens When A Bird Gets Ingested Into An F-16’s Engine During Take Off

Caught on video: an RNoAF F-16 ingests a bird during take off. Birds ingested in aircraft engines can have devastating effects. The video below, shared on Twitter by Stephen Trimble,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 9, 2018
Military Aviation

Check Out This Interesting Video Showing Finnish Air Force F/A-18C/D Hornet MLU 2 Jets Carrying JASSM, JSOW and JDAM air-to-ground weapons

Here's a somehow rare video showing Finland's Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters, upgraded to the MLU 2 configuration, carrying JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon), JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile), and GBU-31 JDAM (Joint…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 8, 2018
Military Aviation

This Updated Chart Shows (Most Of) The Assets Involved in Apr. 14 Air Strike On Syria

This revised chart provides a good overview of the assets that took part in the Trilateral strikes on Syria last month. As our readers already know, in the night between…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 7, 2018
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