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In a Blow for Boeing, Germany drops the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and Buys 35 the F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighters and 15 Eurofighter Jets equipped for Electronic Warfare

Greece signs Letter of Request for 20 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets with options for another 20

Dario Leone

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Of Backfires and Kitchens: the importance of Integrated Air Defense Systems during Cold War, whose echoes resonate and literally explode in Ukraine today

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Of Backfires and Kitchens: the importance of Integrated Air Defense Systems during Cold War, whose echoes resonate and literally explode in Ukraine today

Retiring MiG-29AS Jet Fighters and Purchasing MIM-104 Patriot systems: how Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is influencing Slovak Air Force

Military Aviation

Slovakia considers donating its fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Dario Leone

Slovakia will not send its S-300 Anti-Aircraft Systems to Ukraine until the Replacement is Found

Military Aviation / Weapons

Slovakia will not send its S-300 Anti-Aircraft Systems to Ukraine until the Replacement is Found

Jaroslav Cabuk

Here’s why NATO can’t establish a No-Fly-Zone over Ukraine and why Kyiv does not need additional MiG-29s (But Bayraktar drones)

Military Aviation

Here’s why NATO can’t establish a No-Fly-Zone over Ukraine and why Kyiv does not need additional MiG-29s (But Bayraktar drones and Switchblade robotic bombs)

Engineer who took part in E-3 Sentry Development explains why the AWACS Tail is Coated with Dielectric Paint and why Long-Range Missiles are the Only Real Threat to the Aircraft

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Engineer who took part in E-3 Sentry Development explains why the AWACS Tail is Coated with Dielectric Paint and why Long-Range Missiles are the Only Real Threat to the Aircraft

Dario Leone

The Bayraktar TB2 Drone is so effective against Russian vehicles that the Ukrainians made a pop song about it. And the Official Video has already reached nearly 200k views on YouTube.

Drones / Military Aviation

The Bayraktar TB2 Drone is so effective against Russian vehicles that the Ukrainians made a pop song about it. And the Official Video is going viral on YouTube.

William Cobb

Russian forces take control over Hostomel Airport, Home of the Antonov AN-225. But the ‘Mriya is whole,’ chief pilot Dmitro Antonov says.

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

Russian forces take control over Hostomel Airport, Home of the Antonov AN-225. But the ‘Mriya is whole,’ Chief Pilot Dmitro Antonov says.

Dario Leone

In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In the event of WWIII during the Cold War the Soviets would conduct a 3,000-Aircraft Strike against West Germany for three Times a Day, every Single Day of the Conflict

Su-9

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Strange but true: the Soviet Su-9 flew better without pilot. The incidents where pilotless Fishpot-Bs landed on their own.

Dario Leone

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The story of the low-level flight tactics devised to allow Soviet M-4 and 3M Bison bombers to penetrate NATO air defence system

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the low-level flight tactics devised to allow Soviet M-4 and 3M Bison bombers to penetrate NATO air defence system

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

In 1985 an SH 37 Viggen in reconnaissance mission performed aerobatic manoeuvres at low altitude to shake off two Soviet Su-15s. One of the Flagons crashed.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

US Army Black Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in downtown Bucharest, Romania’s capital

Helicopters / Losses and Aviation Safety

US Army Black Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in downtown Bucharest, Romania’s capital

Dario Leone

USAF B-52 strategic bombers Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations for the Second Time

Military Aviation

USAF B-52 strategic bombers Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations for the Second Time

Dario Leone

That time a RNoAF F-16 rushed specialised medical equipment halfway across Norway in 25 minutes and saved a critically ill patient’s life

Military Aviation

So…Can you actually buy a fighter jet? Royal Norwegian Air Force could soon sell its F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet

Dario Leone

NATO F-35 Milestone: Denmark’s first F-35A Lightning II performs maiden flight

Military Aviation

NATO F-35 Milestone: Denmark’s first F-35A Lightning II performs maiden flight

Dario Leone

That time a Sukhoi Su-15 crashed after ramming an Iranian Canadair CL-44 carrying smuggled weapons through Soviet Airspace

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

That time a Sukhoi Su-15 crashed after ramming an Iranian Canadair CL-44 carrying smuggled weapons through Soviet Airspace

Dario Leone

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