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Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying at supersonic speed over the Baltic Sea for the first time

March 24, 2015 David Cenciotti

The latest close encounter between NATO and Russian planes over the Baltic Sea was  different. Early morning on Mar. 24, NATO and Swedish QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) interceptors were scrambled  to identify and shadow a […]

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Unique Point of View: R-73 Missile Launch as seen from the pylon of a Russian Su-27 Flanker

February 24, 2015 David Cenciotti

Cool photo of a Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer). The R-73 is an infrared homing (heat-seeking), short-range missile with a sensitive, cryogenic cooled seeker that can “see” targets up to 40° off the […]

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Unique HD video shows Russian Su-27 intercept P-3 Orion aircraft over the Baltic Sea

January 23, 2015 David Cenciotti

A clip just released shows a close encounter over the Baltics between a Russian Flanker and a NATO P-3 Orion. The following footage is quite unique: it shows a single Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker […]

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Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers escorted by Su-27 Flankers simulate night attack on Sweden.

April 22, 2013 David Cenciotti

Erik Arnberg, a reader of The Aviationist, brought to my attention an episode that occurred on the night of Mar. 29, 2013, when Russian military aircraft simulated a large scale bomb run on Sweden. The […]

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