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Poseidon rages on Crete

14th July 2022 Jacek Domański

Between 11th and 20th July 2022, a bilateral live-fly exercise, with participation of the USAF and the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), is being held in the area of Souda Bay, Greek island of Crete. Codenamed […]

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Shaping the future of the Czech Air Force – the race for new fighter aircraft

12th July 2022 Jacek Domański

Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]

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Evaluating the southern approach – Operation Noble Defender

3rd July 2022 Jacek Domański

Starting 29th June 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) held training operation focused on validation of its capability to defend airspace of continental United States from so-called ´southern approach´ – an area of […]

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Alaskan aggressors at Red-Flag 22-2

21st June 2022 Jacek Domański

On 9th June 2022, the current edition of joint exercise Red Flag – Alaska was officially launched at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The training, organized on regular basis since 1992, is a large-scale […]

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´Combat Raider´ strikes in South Dakota

28th July 2021 Jacek Domański

This year´s edition of a Large Force Exercise ´Combat Raider´ was held between 19th and 23rd July 2021 in South Dakota. As usual, that training was focused on testing skills of pilots and aircrews in […]

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Air Solution – twelve years of bilateral cooperation

11th July 2021 Jacek Domański

Two weeks ago, the 2021 edition of joint Romanian-Serbian military exercise ´Air Solution´ was successfully completed. Training activities were organized in both Romanian and Serbian airspace and on airfields located in both participating countries Although […]

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An (almost) complete line up of the Polish Air Force jets.

13th April 2021 Kacper Kolibowski

Yak-23, MiG-15 (SBLim-2), MiG-17 (Lim-5/6), MiG-19, TS-11, MiG-21, MiG-29 and F-16 aircraft on static display during the Polish Air Force Day at 31st Tactical Air Base, Poznań-Krzesiny, 2016. Mostly, within our ´Photo of the Week´ […]

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General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon

12th January 2021 Jacek Domański

General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon, the Royal Norwegian Air Force ´691´, static display at NATO Days 2011, Ostrava-Mošnov, September 2011. In the early 1970s, a few European NATO countries – Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and […]

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / SABCA F-16AM Fighting Falcon

31st December 2019 Jacek Domański

A wonderful joint flying display of two iconic aircraft – Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX and F-16 Fighting Falcon, performed during the 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg/Beverlo airfield, 9th September 2016. The Spitfire story in the […]

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AH-64D Apache / F-16AM Fighting Falcon

14th May 2019 Milan Doležal

The Royal Netherlands Air Force demo teams flying the F-16AM Fighting Falcon fighter jet and the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter, during the joint display performer at Volkel Luchtmachtdagen 2013. The F-16 Solo Demo Team was […]

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