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Unusual footage: Russian drone films American drone over Syria

Interesting footage released by the Russian MoD. According to the Russian MoD, during the last few days the US-led coalition in Syria has deployed three times more drones than before with up to 50...

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Russia has launched a barrage of cruise missiles against Syria. For the first...

Kalibr cruise missiles from submarine in the Med and bombs from Tu-22 Backfires have pounded targets in Syria. On Dec. 8, Russia launched a barrage of new air and missile strikes against ground targets...

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All you need to know about the Russian Intervention in Syria in one stunning...

Here’s the new version of the infographic about Russia’s air war in Syria. At the end of October we posted the first version of this infographic about the Russian Intervention in Syria, prepared by...

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Stunning Photos Show the F-22 Raptor training with the Eurofighter Typhoon...

NATO’s three most advanced combat planes flying together during exercise. The photographs in this post were taken recently in the skies near Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. They show a U.S. Air Force...

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Russian Mi-35M gunship helicopter appears in Syria for the first time

The most advanced variant of the Hind helicopter has arrived at Latakia airbase. New footage filmed by RT at Russian aircraft operating at Hmeymim air base in Latakia, on Friday, proves Moscow has...

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Watch a French Rafale use Scalp air-launched cruise missiles against ISIS...

The French Air Force has used the Scalp missile against Daesh for the very first time. On Dec. 15, the French Air Force conducted a raid against ISIS targets using the Scalp-EG cruise missile for the...

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These photos of everyday life at Hmeymim say a lot about the Russian Air...

These photos provide lots of details about the operations of the Russian Air Force contingent in Syria. The Russian MoD has recently made available some really cool photographs showing ordinary day...

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Russia to deploy Ka-52 attack helicopters to Syria to protect Latakia air base

The “Hokum-B” combat helicopters will be used to protect the Russian contingent at Hmeymim airbase. Russian Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name “Hokum-B”) helicopters would be about to deploy to Syria...

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Watch Russian Tu-22M bomber perform high-altitude old-fashioned carpet...

Some more Tu-22 Backfire footage. Here’s the latest footage showing Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducting air strikes on targets in Syria. As already shown by several other clips released by the...

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F-22 with historic Maloney’s Pony insignia has been the first Raptor to go...

Some images of Maloney’s Pony, the legendary insignia of first combat F-22 Raptor. A very special F-22 belonging to the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia visited the 411th...

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A Russian Su-34 Fullback bomber has violated the Turkish airspace yesterday

It looks like it has happened again…. Turkey has summoned the Russian envoy after a Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback bomber allegedly violated the Turkish airspace during a mission from Hmeymim...

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Russian supermaneuverable Su-35 Flankers have started flying over Syria

Russian Gen. 4++ fighter jet has joined the air war over Syria. Yet another Russian modern weapon system has joined the Syrian Air War. Previously exposed by images appeared on some Russian aerospace...

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New HD video shows Russian Su-35S Flankers at Latakia airbase

Last few seconds of this footage feature Russian Su-35S Flankers on the flightline at Latakia airbase. Taken at Hmeymim airbase, the following interesting video shows Russian combat planes involved in...

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Saudi Arabia is deploying combat planes to Turkey to fight ISIS

Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft will launch air strikes against Daesh from Turkey. RSAF aircraft are being deployed to Incirlik airbase, Turkey, from where they will launch air strikes against ISIS,...

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Poland to deploy F-16 combat planes to Syria in reconnaissance role

Recce role for the Polish F-16 Fighters in the fight against ISIS in Syria. According to the Polish President and the Polish Minister of Defense, Poland is going deploy a “small number of F-16...

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Job done! Russia’s most advanced spyplane is returning home after deployment...

The Tu-214R is currently returning to Russia after a 14-day deployment to Syria. The Russian Air Force Tu-214R ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft that was deployed to Syria on Feb....

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Is a Turkish UAV currently operating inside the Iraqi airspace?

What might be an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is circling over the border between Turkey and Iraq. Increasingly, military aircraft as well as UAVs can be tracked online thanks to the emissions of their...

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Here’s the first video of the Russian combat planes leaving Syria

The first group of Russian aircraft redeploying to Russia after Syria air war has left ‪‎Hmeymim‬ airbase. On Mar. 15, the Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei ‪‎Shoigu‬ ordered to...

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Russian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft dropped 6,000 (mostly...

The Russian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoots were pretty busy during their Syrian deployment. On Mar. 16, the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) welcomed the return of their Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft from...

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Syrian Su-22 Fitter shot down by rebels over Aleppo

A Su-22 Fitter was shot down by the Syrian opposition earlier today. On Apr. 5, a SyAAF (Syrian Arab Air Force) Su-22 Fitter was allegedly shot down by the Syrian rebels while flying over al-Eis area...

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