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U.S. Forces Conduct A New Multi-Domain Exercise With F-16s, KC-135s, P-8A And RQ-4B Over The Black Sea

January 19, 2021 Stefano D'Urso

The new Multi-Domain exercise follows the lead of the last summer’s drills, while continuing to increase the presence of the United States in the Black Sea region. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air […]

Russia MOD Says A Su-27 Intercepted An Italian Atlantic MPA Over The Black Sea. But The Italians Retired The Type in 2017.

August 18, 2020 David Cenciotti

According to the Russian MOD, the Flanker intercepted an Italian aircraft that was approaching Russia’s state border last Sunday. But the Su-27 must have misidentified the roundel… According to a spokesman for Russia’s National Defense […]

U.S. Air Force and Navy Perform Joint Exercise over the Black Sea (With Live Weapons)

August 3, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

The unusual Sunday exercise saw the participation of F-16s armed with live air-to-air weapons. The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy performed a joint exercise in the Black Sea on Aug. 2, 2020 focusing on […]

U.S. F-16s Involved in JASSM Cruise Missile Tactics Training Take Part In “All Domain Mission” Over The Black Sea

July 23, 2020 David Cenciotti

F-16s from Aviano AB conducted training scenarios utilizing Joint Air-to-Surface Missile (JASSM) cruise missile tactics during latest Black Sea drills. An interesting exercise was carried out in international airspace over the Black Sea, on July […]

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 […]