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Military Aviation

F-16, F-15 jets and KC-135 tanker aircraft took part in escort mission of unresponsive plane crashed off Jamaica

A Socata TBM-700 flown by a non-responsibe pilot crashed 14 miles off Jamaica, while enroute to Naples, Florida. Several U.S. Air Force plane took part in the escort mission. On…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2014
Information Warfare

Operation Orchard: How A Syrian Nuclear Facility Was Destroyed By The Israeli Air Force

On Sept. 6, 2007, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a precision air strike, code-named Operation Orchard, against a Syrian nuclear installation. Even if Israel has never publicly admitted that…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
September 6, 2014
Troubled Areas

More U.S. F-16s have just deployed to Poland amid Ukraine crisis

Six Aviano F-16s have deployed to Lask, in Poland, for an "exercise" Seven U.S. Air Force F-16 and about 150 military belonging to the 31st Fighter Wing, from Aviano airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2014
Aviation Safety

Video shows Mi-8 helicopter crash during air show in Russia

An Mi-8 Hip helicopter crashed during an airshow in southern Russia. And here's the video of the incident. A Mil Mi-8 Hip utility helicopter crashed during an air show in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2014
Aviation

[Photo] Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo visits NAF El Centro, California

An An-124 recently visited at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro to load British Chinooks for their return to the UK. On Aug. 14, an Antonov 124 of the “Antonov…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
September 5, 2014
Aviation

No Panic: Airliners went missing in Libya pose little threat of 9/11 attack

Even though it's not impossible, it would be at least difficult to successfully execute a 9/11-like suicide attack using one of the airliners allegedly missing in Libya. In the last…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 4, 2014
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