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A Russian Su-27 Violated NATO Airspace Following A B-52H Well Into The Danish Airspace On Friday

August 31, 2020 David Cenciotti

The “unsafe” intercept over the Black Sea was not the only incident between a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber and a Russian Su-27 Flanker last week. As we have already reported with several details, […]

Cockpit Video Shows Russian Su-27 Flanker Crossing Within 100 feet Of The Nose Of A B-52 Over The Black Sea

August 30, 2020 David Cenciotti

The footage shows from the cockpit of the B-52 what the U.S. DoD deemed an “unsafe and unprofessional intercept” by the Russians. As we have already reported with plenty of details, on Aug. 28, 2020, […]

B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Missions Over The Black Sea And Baltic Regions: An OSINT Analysis

October 24, 2019 David Cenciotti

The “Buffs” deployed to RAF Fairford are flying across Europe, from the Black Sea to the Baltic region. Let’s have a look at the details that could be gathered by means of Open Source Analysis. […]

Video Inside A B-52 Flying A Nuclear Alert Training Mission Provides A Rare View Of The Pilots’ Thermal Flash Protective Goggles

October 1, 2019 David Cenciotti

A short clip brings you inside the cockpit of a B-52 strategic bomber flying a nuclear alert training sortie. And one of the coolest things is the scene showing a pilot wearing the PLZT goggles. […]

Here Are The Shots Of The U.S. B-52s Flying First Deterrence Mission As Part Of Bomber Task Force Based in Qatar

May 13, 2019 David Cenciotti

B-52s as well as F-15Cs and F-35As have conducted “deterrence missions” in the CENTCOM AOR recently. As already reported, four B-52 bombers deployed from Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, to Al Udeid, Qatar, as part of a […]