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There were seven French tankers in flight last night. Exercise or real operation?

Many French C-135s flying at the same time recently. One of our readers has spotted something quite unusual: as many as 7 French Air Force tankers were flying in southwestern…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Maritime Security

Watch these new photos of a U.S. submarine emerging on the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Subs increasingly operating in the Arctic. Few days ago we have published a stunning video showing a U.S. submarine breaking the ice to surface in the Arctic Circle during an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Military Aviation

Photos show Finnish Air Force Hornets refueling from U.S. KC-135 during training exercise underway in Finland

Finnish Air Force F/A-18s as seen from the tanker aircraft. The images in this post were taken during aerial refueling training exercise underway from Apr. 4 to Apr. 8 in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Military Aviation

Russian spyplane and U.S. MQ-9 ER Reaper sharing the same airspace over Syria

The skies over northwest Syria are still much crowded. The following video was allegedly filmed on Apr. 6 in Idlib, Syria. It shows a Russian Air Force Il-20M Coot spyplane…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2016
Military Aviation

Here’s the schedule of the Polish Air Force domestic training exercises this year

2016 Domestic Training Schedule For The Polish Air Force As the Polska Zbrojna outlet reports, a few days ago, General Mirosław Różański has presented the domestic training exercises schedule of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 7, 2016
Military Aviation

U.S. Coast Guard introduces first C-27J Medium Range Surveillance airplane in the service’s colors

The U.S. Coast Guard has received the first of 14 C-27J Spartans painted with the service's traditional color scheme. The U.S. Coast Guard has accepted the first of 14 C-27J…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 6, 2016
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