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25 Russian long-range strategic bombers in action over Syria for the very first time

Russian Air Force heavy bombers made their first appearance over Syria yesterday night. It looks like Moscow stepped up its military effort in Syria even before the intention to intensify…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 17, 2015
Aviation Safety

How two F/A-18s brought their pilots home after colliding mid-air during air combat training

The risky business of being an adversary pilot. Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) is one of the most important parts in the training of modern fighter pilots. At the same…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
November 16, 2015
Syria

A dozen French Air Force jets conducted massive air strikes against ISIS targets in Raqqa, Syria

France strikes back with Rafale and Mirage 2000 jets. According to the French MoD (Ministry of Defense), a dozen French aircraft conducted air strikes against ISIS targets located in Raqqa,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 15, 2015
Military Aviation

Interesting images show a Tornado IDS carrying eight GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs during test flight

The Tornado fighter bomber is one of the platforms already integrated with the GBU-39 SDBs (Small Diameter Bombs). The GBU-39 SDB is a 250-lb multipurpose, insensitive, penetrating bomb with a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 15, 2015
Military Aviation

All the key unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks on Paris

After little more than 24 hours from the Friday night's terror attacks in Paris let's have a look at the known and unknown facts. On Friday Nov. 13, starting at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 15, 2015
Aviation

We went to Germany to meet the An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest airplane

An-225 Mriya Stopped Over In Leipzig. And We Went There To Meet The Giant. On Nov. 12, we visited Leipzig international airport, Germany, in order to have a closer look…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 14, 2015
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