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8 October 2020

Pentagon Reveals USN F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighters Patrolling Middle East With Stealth-Spotting Infrared Sensors

Photos recently posted by the US Navy show its F/A-18F Super Hornets deployed to the Middle East are now carrying new infrared sensor pods capable of spotting stealth aircraft. An advanced infrared targeting pod...

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14 May 2019

Russian upgraded Su-25 attack aircraft to get sighting system with artificial intelligence

The target acquisition system with artificial intelligence will be able to independently identify hostile targets, keep them in sight and guide missiles. Russia’s upgraded Su-25SM3 attack aircraft will get an onboard target acquisition and...

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13 May 2019

Close call: Russian Air Force bombs jihadist forces near Turkish military post

The Russian Air Force unleashed a new round of airstrikes over the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate this evening, targeting the positions of the jihadist and Turkish-backed rebels. According to a military source...

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20 April 2019

‘Declare war on Lebanon, take out Syria’s S-300s’: Outgoing Israeli general on handling neighbors

Israel has the full arsenal needed to take on Hezbollah in Lebanon and eliminate the Iranian threat in Syria, the outgoing IDF Northern Command chief boasted, warning Damascus against using S-300s to protect its...

A French Naval Rafale receives fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10

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1 November 2018

Russian Sukhoi fighters intercepted French Rafales and US KC-10 Extender over Syria

An unofficial Instagram account of Russian pilot posted a video showing intercept of a couple of French Rafale fighter jets with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft that flying over Syria. The author of the post claims...

US Air Force F-22 Raptor operate (06 01 2018)

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8 January 2018

Russia Now Has ‘Treasure Trove’ of Info About Stealthy F-22s – US General

The Syrian conflict has given Russia the ability to learn more about how US stealth aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor operate, a US Air Force general told an audience at an Air Force...

Russian Air Force Su-27 intercepted reconnaissance aircraft

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24 June 2017

What’s Behind ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Russia-NATO Aerial Intercepts

The number of reconnaissance aircraft intercepted along Russia’s border from June 12-18 was unprecedented, even by Cold War standards, according to Russian military expert Konstantin Sivkov. NATO Steps Up Reconnaissance Near Russian Borders –...

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9 March 2017

ISIS Terrorists Destroy Myth of Germany’s Indestructible Leopard 2 Tank

ISIS has identified a weak spot in Germany’s legendary Leopard 2 battle tanks, and has destroyed ten of the machines used by the Turkish Army in northern Syria, the German newspaper Die Welt reported....

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29 January 2017

Trump-Putin safe zones deal ousts Iran from Syria

Syria stands on the threshold of dramatic changes that will directly impact on the strategic and military situation along the Syrian borders with Israel and Jordan, debkafile reports exclusively. They derive from a deal...

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9 April 2015

Canadian CF-18 Hornet Jets drop first bombs on Islamic State stronghold in Syria

Canadian warplanes have dropped their first bombs in Syria, pounding a target close to the headquarters of Islamic State forces. Two CF-18 fighters were part of a U.S.-led strike against an Islamic State garrison...