The crew of the P-8A reported wake turbulence following the interaction. The duration of the intercept was approximately 42 minutes. On…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation Safety
“The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.” Iran admits to unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian Boeing 737 airliner
by Dario LeoneRevolutionary Guards officials had been ordered to appear on state media and give the public a full explanation. On Jan. 11,…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation Safety
Video Apparently Shows the moment Ukrainian Boeing 737 Airliner is Shot Down by Iranian SAM
by Dario LeoneThe Boeing 737 was apparently shot down by two Russian made SA-15 surface to air missiles. The video in this post…
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The facilities are Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. A U.S. official confirms to ABC…
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Military Aviation
US Deploys Six B-52 Strategic Bombers to Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean amid Iran tensions
by Dario LeoneDiego Garcia was chosen to keep the B-52 strategic bombers out of the range of Iranian missiles, a US official said.…
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DronesMilitary 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
by Tom CooperThe death of Soleimani is going to change exactly nothing because Soleimani was easily ‘replaced’ by several ‘high-class technocrats’ of the…
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DronesMilitary Aviation
Declassified Satellite Imagery Suggests That Attacks against Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities was carried out by Iranian Cruise Missiles/Sophisticated Drones
by Dario LeoneThe new evidence strengthens the theory that the air attack involved cruise missiles or sophisticated drones in addition/ instead of the…
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DronesMilitary Aviation
Iranian SAM shoots down U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Drone in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz
by Dario LeoneThe MQ-4C Triton shoot-down is sure to trigger serious discussions within the Trump administration about how to respond to a direct…
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Civil AviationLosses and Aviation Safety
Boeing 747 from Iranian Fars Air Qeshm Airline damaged after Loadmaster unloads cargo from the nose of the airplane first
by Dario LeoneThe aircraft is the sole Boeing 747 carrying weapons for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to Syria. Taken on Mar. 17, 2019…