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Polish Air Force to form a new F-16 Viper Demo team. And here’s the jets livery
The New Tiger Paint Scheme For Polish Air Force F-16s Is Going To Be the Livery Of Poland’s Viper Demonstration Team!Polish Air Force’s Tiger Squadron – 6th Fighter Squadron based in Krzesiny, near...
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Photo shows China’s Air Force One escorted by 8 Pakistan Air Force JF-17 jets
You don’t see such kind of escort flights every day.Chinese President Xi Jinping received a very warm welcome on his arrival for a two-day state visit in Pakistan on Apr. 20. A formation of eight JF-17...
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You won’t believe this is NOT an F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet!
From a certain angle, the nEUROn drone is an F-117 look-alike.The image in this post was taken by The Aviationist’s contributor Roberto Zanda on Apr. 21. It shows the first example of the nEUROn UCAV...
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Close encounters with Russian Su-27s as seen by a former RC-135 aircraft...
“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” former RC-135 commander saysOn Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U spyplane, was intercepted over the Baltic Sea, off the...
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Video of the X-47B drone first autonomous aerial refueling
Someone said we are one step closer to Skynet..On Apr. 16, one of the two Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft of the X-47B program performed the first autonomous drone...
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Some interesting photos of the impressive Israel’s 67th Independence Day flypast
An impressive flypast took place over Tel Aviv.On Apr. 23, Israel celebrated its 67th Independence Day with the traditional flypast over the beaches of Tel Aviv.Formations of F-16s, A-4s along with...
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Frecce Tricolori MB.339PAN sports brand new livery to celebrate 55th...
It’s the first time the Frecce Tricolori paint one of their aircraft with a special color scheme.The “Frecce Tricolori” display team, the only one in the world to perform a display with 10 jets, is...
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A-10 suffers engine failure over war zone lands at airport threatened by ISIS...
An A-10 pilot had to land his Thunderbolt at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq’s volatile Anbar province.A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt involved in a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, was...
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We have flown one of the world’s most advanced jet trainers: the M-346 of the...
Chosen by Italy, Israel, Poland and Singapore to prepare their pilots to the 4th and 5th Gen. fighter jets, the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 “Master” is considered one the world’s most advanced jet...
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The story of the mission to rescue an F-14 Tomcat pilot behind the enemy...
The story of the first Combat SAR (Search And Rescue) mission behind enemy lines since Vietnam.One of the most famous missions flew during the Operation Desert Storm was the Combat SAR sortie performed...
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Here are some cool images of Russian Su-34 attack planes intercepted by...
Some cool pics showing the “zombies” intercepted by the Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons have emerged.Deployed at Ämari airbase, in Estonia, four Eurofighter Typhoons and 114 personnel of the Ejército del...
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Video shows Saudi F-15s intercept Iranian plane en route to Yemen with aid
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s intercepted an Iranian A310 carrying aid to Yemen.A new video, recorded with a mobile phone and released by the Iranian Press TV, shows RSAF F-15s intercepting an Iranian...
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Here’s what it’s like to experience a 280 deg/s instantaneous roll rate in a...
Modern jets feature an impressive instantaneous roll rateThe roll rate, expressed in degrees per second, is the rate at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude. Modern jet fighters can achieve...
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U.S. Air Force A-10 attack planes have arrived in Estonia
U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft continue moving east….At least four U.S. Air Force A-10s of the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, have arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, on Apr. 30.The aircraft...
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Russian bombers intrude into the U.S. air defense zone, no interceptor...
The interesting part of the news is that the Tu-95 bombers near Alaska were not intercepted.On Apr. 22, two Russian Tu-95 Bear H bombers flew into the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), in...
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Photo shows a tanker surrounded by five thirsty Eurofighter Typhoons jets at...
Aerial refueling operations always provide some cool photo opportunities.The photographs in this post were taken from an Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A tanker during aerial refueling operations over...
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Israeli F-16I pilots use Greece’s S-300 SAMs to prepare for potential Iran...
Israeli F-16I pilots get S-300 training opportunityThe Israeli Air Force has used INIOXOS-2015, one the largest annual exercise of the Hellenic Air Force, to prepare for a potential situation where it...
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Syrian Mi-17 kill mark appears on Turkish F-16C during NATO Tiger Meet
A Turkish Air Force F-16C attending the Nato Tiger Meet in Konya, sports the kill marking “earned” after shooting down a Syrian Mi-17.On Sept. 16, 2013, a Syrian Arab Air Force Mi-17 Hip helicopter...
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Turkish F-16 shows off Syrian Mig-23 kill mark
Another interesting kill mark has appeared on a Turkish Air Force F-16.Along with the F-16C that downed a Syrian Mi-17 Hip helicopter back in 2013, another interesting plane can be found at Konya...
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Airbus A400M airlifter crashes shortly after take off from Sevilla in Spain
An Airbus A400M aircraft crashed near Sevilla airport, in Spain, at 12:57 pm local time killing 4 crew members and injuring 2.On May, 9, the Airbus A400M with the serial number MSN023, departed from...
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