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The deployment of Russian MiG-29 and Su-24 Jets to al-Jufrah Air Base and all you need to know about what's going on in Libya

Military Aviation

The deployment of Russian MiG-29 and Su-24 Jets to al-Jufrah Air Base and all you need to know about what’s going on in Libya

Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 2: Nocturnal Il-28 Reconnaissance Sorties over Israel

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 2: Nocturnal Il-28 Reconnaissance Sorties over Israel

Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 1: Spitfire Pilot

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know the former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak was a good military pilot? Pt. 1: Spitfire Pilot

Syrian MiG-29 Fulcrum Fleet is in bad shape, here’s why

Military Aviation

Syrian MiG-29 Fulcrum Fleet is in bad shape, here’s why

Here’s why 'who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?' is a No Go Question

MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Here’s why ‘who would win a 1-v-1 air engagement, (Turkish) F-16 or (Syrian) MiG-29?’ is a No Go Question

The Story behind this Photo of An F-14 Tomcat Shooting Itself Down while Firing an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile

F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story behind this Photo of An F-14 Tomcat Shooting Itself Down while Firing an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile

[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)

F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)

How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

Cold War Era / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

How an AIM-9 Sidewinder that Failed to Detonate and Got Embedded in a MiG-17 was Reverse-Engineered into the Soviet AA-2 Atoll

All Iranian Characters Killed in Jan. 3 US Air Strike, the IRIAF F-14s scrambled to Intercept the MQ-9 UAV that conducted the Air Raid and All the Latest Updates about Major-General Qasem Soleimani’s Death

Drones / Military Aviation

All Iranian Characters Killed in Jan. 3 US Air Strike, the IRIAF F-14s scrambled to Intercept the MQ-9 UAV that conducted the Air Raid and All the Latest Updates about Major-General Qasem Soleimani’s Death

Hot Skies Over Afghanistan: That Time a Pakistani F-16 damaged a Soviet MiG-23 Attacking Targets over the Border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Hot Skies Over Afghanistan: That Time a Pakistani F-16 damaged a Soviet MiG-23 Attacking Targets over the Border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Here are some Tips for building an Accurate Model of an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here are some Tips for building an Accurate Model of an Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat

The Mystery of Air Battle of el-Mansourah, the Air Battle that Never Was but that Egyptians Think to Have Fought

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Mystery of Air Battle of el-Mansourah, the Air Battle that Never Was but that Egyptians Think to Have Fought

The Story of Israeli Air Force First Two Aerial Victories that Never Were

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Story of Israeli Air Force First Two Aerial Victories that Never Were

The True Story Behind Israeli Nesher Fighter, the Mirage 5 Built by Rockwell (and Not by IAI)

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The True Story Behind Israeli Nesher Fighter, the Mirage 5 Built by Rockwell (and Not by IAI)

Between the MiG-21PF and the MiG-21PFM: the Story of the MiG-21PFS, the Weird Fishbed Variant

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Between the MiG-21PF and the MiG-21PFM: the Story of the MiG-21PFS, the Weird Fishbed Variant

The Story of the first Iraqi Air Force MiG-21 Pilot Killed In Action during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Story of the first Iraqi Air Force MiG-21 Pilot Killed In Action during the Yom Kippur War

Iraqi Air Force Performed the Only two Tupolev Tu-16 Air Strikes Ever Conducted against Israel

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Iraqi Air Force Performed the Only two Tupolev Tu-16 Air Strikes Ever Conducted against Israel

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