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March 21, 2023 F-16 With Special Tail Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of The “Buzzards” Military Aviation
March 20, 2023 Let’s Talk About Reports That China Used Stolen U.S. Military Technology For The J-20 China
March 18, 2023 Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine Military Aviation
March 17, 2023 Italy To Upgrade Its C-27J Spartan Tactical Airlifters Italian Air Force
March 16, 2023 Here’s The MQ-9 Video Of The Russian Su-27 Intercept Over The Black Sea Military Aviation

We Tell You The Story Behind This Extremely Rare Two-Ship U-2 Dragon Lady Formation Flight

November 18, 2019 David Cenciotti

The rare formation is also known as “The Double Deuce.” The majority of the strategic ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) platforms operate as single-ships: the “recce” aircraft is launched from its homebase (or from a forward […]

Photo: MC-12W spyplane specialized in "find, fix, and finish" bad guys at its Red Flag debut

March 20, 2012 David Cenciotti

Red Flag 12-3, that took place at Nellis AFB, Nevada, from Feb. 27 to Mar. 16 saw the first ever use of the MC-12W ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) plane in the exercise. Belonging to the […]