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Let’s Have a Look at the Recent U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon Mission To Watch A Russian Navy Firing Exercise Off Syria

June 30, 2020 David Cenciotti

“PS191” watched Russian Navy vessel firing rockets off Tartus. An interesting event took place on Jun. 19, 2020, near Syria. On that day, Cyprus had a NOTAM (Notice To AirMen) up for Russian Navy missile […]

British Sentinel R1 Intercepted by Russian Su-30SM over the Black Sea while U.S. B-1s Were in the Same Area Last Week

June 1, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

A video emerged showing the Flankers keeping a safe distance from the ISR aircraft A short video surfaced online on May 29, 2020 showing a Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 intercepted by two Russian Su-30SM […]

Let’s Talk About The Israeli F-35I Adir That Appeared (Again) on Flight Tracking Websites

January 21, 2020 Stefano D'Urso David Cenciotti

F-35s can be tracked online almost daily. However, the fact that the IDF allowed journalists to post the screenshots of its stealth jet tracking on FR24.com is worth a comment. On January 20, 2020, an […]

What Are Iran’s Capabilities to Retaliate Against the U.S. Forces After Soleimani Strike?

January 3, 2020 Tom Demerly

Iran’s Limited Conventional Response Capabilities May Have Ominous Implications. Behind the headlines of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, speculation about an Iranian […]

Online Flight Tracking Provides A Look At The US Build Up In Middle East Following the Attack on US Embassy In Iraq

January 2, 2020 Stefano D'Urso David Cenciotti

Here’s everything we know about the deployment that followed the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad which involved at least 30 aircraft (that could be tracked online via ADS-B). Last week, on Dec 29, […]