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Here’s why this Russian Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter is painted in US Coast Guard colors
by Dario LeoneNo, it’s not a joke: the photos in this post feature a Russian Mi-24V (NATO reporting name: Hind-E) attack helicopter in…
- Aviation HumorCold War EraMilitary Aviation
CF-121 Redhawk Program: The True Story Behind Canada’s Purchase of 30 Soviet Built MiG-21 Fishbed Fighters
by Dario LeoneVariously referred to by American media as “The Stab in the Back-yard”, “The Fishbed Flap” “The Redhawk Incident” or more ominously…
- Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
An In-Depth Analysis of how Serbs Were Able to Shoot Down An F-117 Stealth Fighter during Operation Allied Force
by Dario Leone‘How were the Serbs able to shoot down an F-117 stealth aircraft? Through a combination of Complacency, Strategy and Luck,’ Chris Morehouse, Aerospace Engineer at U.S.…
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“Recent Russian Bomber Flights were probing NATO’s radar gap in the GIUK Gap,” Former commanding general of US Army Europe says
by Dario LeoneRetired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commanding general of US Army Europe, says Russia is attempting to map the contours of…
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Nellis confirms first case of COVID 2019 at Red Flag 20-2. Flight operations for the Exercise Interrupted.
A NATO service member, who was at the base for Red Flag 20-2, has tested positive and is under isolation. On…
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“The Level of Omnipotence of the F-35 is Incomprehensible for a Fourth-Gen Pilot,” Former RCAF Pilot and Now F-35 Test Pilot Says
by Dario LeoneThe video in this post features Billie Flynn, Lockheed Martin Experimental test pilot, explaining some of the key differences between flying…
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Turkey is ‘holding 50 US Nuclear Bombs Hostage’ at Incirlik Air Base amid Syria Invasion
by Dario LeoneOfficials from the State Department and Energy Department, which manages Washington’s nuclear arsenal, met to consider how they might retrieve an estimated…
- Cold War EraMilitary AviationWeapons
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Six: Why Soviet Air-To-Air Weapons Supplied to Arab Air Forces were Useless Junk
by Tom CooperIf US experiences from deploying early AIM-9B/Es/Js, and AIM-7E/E2 Sparrows over North Vietnam were ‘negative’, those of not only the Arab…
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Watch Algerian MiG-25 Foxbats taking part in Joint Air Defense Exercise with NATO Fighters
by Dario LeoneFrom time to time, Algerian Foxbats participate in joint exercises with NATO-members. Brought to my attention by Kheiro Hussein, a reader of The Aviation…
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