This video clip showing a near miss between a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone and a PLAAF fighter has been circulating on the Chinese internet recently.
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Category: Air Force
French air strikes in Syria continues
France has continued its air campaign against ISIL in Syria by send six Mirage 2000D/Ns and four Rafales to destroy two bases at Raqqa.
How does an air interception work?
Air Commodore Dean Andrew, Deputy Chief of Staff Support, Headquarters Allied Air Command explains the five stages during an air interception.
Russian long range bombers conducted air strikes in Syria
Russia sent its Tu-160, Tu-95MS & Tu-22M3 long range bombers to bomb targets in Syria on Nov. 17.
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A-10s carried out strafing runs in Syria to destroy ISIL’s oil trucks
Four A-10s and two AC-130 gunships destroyed a total of 116 ISIL oil trucks near Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria on Nov. 16.
By USAF photo by MSgt. Terry Atwell [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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