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April 25, 2019 RAF Typhoon Jets Deploy To Estonia To Support Baltic Air Policing With NATO’s 70th Anniversary Logo On Their Tails Military Aviation
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April 22, 2019 This Photo Shows The Large Drag Chutes Needed To Slow Down The Russian Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber After Landing Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

Gulf War 25th Anniversary: how a U.S. F-15E shot down an Iraqi Mi-24 gunship with a GBU-10 bomb 25 years ago today

February 14, 2016 Dario Leone 2

The impressive story of the only air-to-air victory achieved by the F-15E Strike Eagle. Developed to replace the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E is a dedicated multi-role version of the F-15 […]

An unusual view of Exercise Red Flag at Night, from Nevada Desert

August 14, 2014 Todd Miller 0

The night operations have become a mainstay of Red Flag. Given most modern air campaigns begin with night operations, these Red Flag exercises are a valuable training opportunity for pilots and crews to safely experience […]