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This Footage *Allegedly* Shows A Russian MiG-31 Shooting Down A Cruise...

According to the Russian MoD this video shows a Russian MiG-31 Foxhound taking down a cruise missile. According to the press center of the Pacific Fleet of Russia, a Russian Navy MiG-31 Foxhound...

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These dramatic pictures DON’T show Syrian warplanes hit by surface to air...

Along with real pictures and videos of Syrian Arab Air Force planes and helicopters downed by the rebels, an increasing amount of fake footage and images has been spreading on the net, allegedly...

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Video: Syrian rebels down another helicopter gunship outside Damascus

Syrian rebels anti-aircraft fire has become increasingly effective against Assad regime helicopter gunships. Taken on Oct. 5, the following video shows another Mil Mi-8 Hip being hit by artillery fire...

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Russia wants an UAV-killer machine based on Pantsir-S system

Russia Defense Ministry said on Dec. 18 that Russia is upgrading its Pantsir-S air defense systems with enhancements that will improve their capability to intercept UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The...

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Iran’s S-300 air defense systems procurement saga

The Iranian regime is once again trying to procure the Russian made S-300 air defense missiles, even after they had claimed that their Islamic revolutionary engineers could manufacture the S-300 system...

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[Video] Russian Tunguska Anti-Aircraft Vehicle’s Firing System Goes Awry...

Tunguska anti-aircraft weapon system jammed machine. Footage from different point of views. The following videos show a 9K22 Tunguska anti aircraft weapon system going out of control during live firing...

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Army Air Force Video explains how to evade Flak (anti-aircraft fire) in WWII

Over Germany, Italy, Japan, “Flak” (anti-aircraft gun) was, along with enemy fighters, the main threat to Allied bombers. An Army Air Force training film explains FlaK (from the German word for...

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What it’s like to be sitting behind a radar screen of an SA-11 Buk SAM system

If you thought Buk (SA-11) SAM operators had a clear view of the airspace around their vehicle you were wrong. The images and video in this post show the inside of a Buk (SA-11) SAM [...]

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“All flights, including Malaysian B777, were being escorted by Ukrainian...

According to an authoritative source, two Su-27 Flankers escorted the Malaysian Boeing 777 minutes before it was hit by one or more missiles. There are still too many unanswered questions about the...

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There’s an American EF-111 Raven in the graphic shown by Russia to prove a...

Based on the graphic shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was a U.S. EF-111 Raven to fly close to the MH17 just before it was shot down. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, [...]

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Analysis: what these signs on the wreckage tell us about the missile strike...

Evidence of shrapnel damage to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has emerged from images taken at the crash site. Photos taken at the MH17 crash site clearly show shrapnel signs on various parts of the...

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Jordanian F-16 allegedly downed by ISIS in Syria. Pilot captured.

A Rojal Jordanian Air Force F-16 was allegedly downed by ISIS in Syria. Pilot has been captured by IS militants. Although it has not been officially confirmed yet, pictures posted on Social Media seems...

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Join a B-52 on a Linebacker II mission with this story about the Christmas...

The first of the many bombing sorties flew by the BUFFs during “The December Raids” conducted against North Vietnam Targets. Even if the Boeing B-52 was born to be the mainstay of the U.S. Air [...]

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Dramatic video shows Mi-24 Hind gunships fighting rebels in Syria

Impressive: Mi-24 Hind helicopters performing rocket runs at low altitude in Syria The following videos were filmed in Syria in the last hours and show Mi-24 Hind helicopters (Russian  ones, deployed...

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This Infographic Provides Lots of Details about Russia’s S-400 Advanced Air...

S-400 Triumph explained. Some photographs published by Russia’s Ministry of Defense seem to suggest Moscow has just deployed at least one S-400 missile battery to Latakia, to protect the Russian air...

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