Six Russian Air Force Tu-22 bombers Fly Long Range Strike Against ISIS From...
Tu-22 Bombers Fly From Russia with Syrian-Based Fighter Escort to Hit ISIS Terrorist Targets in Syria (with dumb bombs). Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 (NATO reporting name “Backfire C”) heavy...
View ArticleAnalysis: Russian Air Strike in Syria Results in Turkish Casualties
A Russian Tactical Air Strike in Al-Bab, Syria Kills Three Turkish Soldiers: What May Have Gone Wrong? Wire services report that a Russian tactical air strike in Al-Bab, Syria, 40 kilometers northeast...
View ArticleSyria claims it shot down an Israeli combat plane; Israel denies: dissecting...
According to a Syrian Army statement, an Israeli jet involved in a raid over Syria was shot down. The Israeli Air Force denies. Early in the morning on Mar. 17, the Israeli Air Force carried out an air...
View ArticleUS military has launched 59 cruise missiles at airbase in Syria. Here’s what...
Two U.S. destroyers cruising in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have fired 59 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles at an airbase in western Syria. The cruise missiles flew across the Russian S-400 MEZ...
View ArticleU.S. Air Force Video Shows ISIS Militants Failing To Launch A UAV In Syria
ISIS Unmanned Aerial Vehicle fail as seen from above. ISIS is known to operate a wide variety of UAVs. Surveillance, Kamikaze, grenade-dropping drones and quadcopters are often dispatched to perform...
View ArticleThe U.S. Air Force Has Just Released Photos That Prove The MC-130J Commando...
Here is the first in theater (Iraq/Syria) picture of an AFSOC MC-130J Commando II. The top image shows a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II receiving fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling...
View ArticleU.S. F-15E Downs Iranian-Built Syrian Drone After Airstrike on U.S. Led Forces
Syrian Drone Destroyed by Strike Eagle After It Engaged Anti-Assad Coalition Ground Forces. Second air-to-air kill for the Strike Eagle since Gulf War. U.S. Special Operations advisors leading...
View ArticleU.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Downs Syrian Su-22 Near Raqqa, Syria. And Here...
Navy Super Hornet from Carrier Air Wing 8 Scores Victory over Syrian Su-22. Updated with the statement from the Russian MoD. A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Carrier Air Wing 8 on board the USS...
View ArticleU.S. Intelligence Gathering Aircraft Amass Off Syria As Assad Visits Russian...
U.S. RC-135 Rivet Joint and other spyplanes operating in international airspace off Syria. While a WC-135 “nuke sniffer” flew towards the Black Sea. The White House’s warning about an imminent chemical...
View ArticleRussian Tu-95 Bear Bombers Escorted By Su-30SM Jets Carry Out Air Strike In...
Russian Global Strike show of force in Syria. On Jul. 5, Tu-95MS Bear strategic missile platforms conducted an air strike on ISIS targets the Russian MoD reported. The Russia Air Force bombers,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Air Force Wants To Use The B-52 Strategic Bomber For Leaflet Drops...
Testers from the 419th Flight Test Squadron are looking to see if B-52 Stratofortress bombers can undertake psychological operations dropping leaflets with messages. Along with nuclear bombs and...
View Article“Because I Was… Inverted!” Everything You Need To Know About The Photo Of An...
Check Out These Cool Photos of the F-35C That Would Make Maverick and Goose and Jealous. How many chances will the U.S. Navy’s F-35C have to launch a close-range, advanced air-to-air dogfighting...
View ArticleRussia Has Deployed Its MiG-29SMT Multirole Combat Aircraft To Syria For The...
Once again the Syrian Air War is the testbed for the most recent Russian Air Force weapons system. This time is the turn of the MiG-29SMT. The Russian Air Force has deployed some MiG-29SMT multirole...
View ArticleRAF Reaper Drone Footage Shows The Moment A Hellfire Missile Stops A Public...
Here’s the footage of a RAF Reaper drone unleashing Hellfire missile to stop a public execution in Syria. The news of a successful RAF MQ-9 Reaper air strike on Islamic State militants to stop a public...
View ArticleHere’s The Video Of The Syrian Su-22 Fitter Being Shot Down By A U.S. Navy...
F/A-18E Super Hornet vs Su-22 Fitter near Raqqa, as seen through the Hornet’s ATFLIR. On Jun. 18, F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the VFA-87 “Golden Warriors” and piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Michael “Mob”...
View ArticleU.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Crashes In Syria. Two...
It’s the third Osprey crash this year. A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey has crashed in Syria on Sept. 29, according to defense officials. Two servicemen were injured in the crash; their conditions are...
View ArticleIsraeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Involved In A Bird Strike Incident Gets Grounded
An Israeli Air Force F-35 has been involved in a bird strike during a training sortie. And the incident has fueled some weird speculations… An Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” (Mighty) was involved in a...
View ArticleIsraeli Air Force Jets Hit Targets Near Homs During Latest Covert Air Strike...
Latest Israeli Air Strikes May Escalate if Iranian Involvement in Region Grows. Israeli combat aircraft secretly pounded targets in the Hisya area of Syria south of the city of Homs on Wednesday, Nov....
View ArticleThese Photos Show U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Supporting The Fight Against ISIS...
Here are some interesting shots of U.S. Army attack choppers equipped with LAIRCM. U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack choppers supporting the fight against Daesh in Syria and Iraq have received Northrop...
View ArticleThe Israeli F-35I “Adir” Declared Operational. So What’s Next?
Little less than a year after the first two aircraft were delivered to Israel, the Israeli Air Force F-35s have achieved IOC (Initial Operational Capability). On Dec. 6, 2017, the Israeli Air Force has...
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