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Video: F-22 Raptor in action during Red Flag 12-3
As reported by Wired’s Danger Room, the F-22 Raptor has finally achieved the full combat readiness. The latest (software) upgrade (Block 3.1) has brought the capability to find and engage ground...
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Azerbaijan to host Israeli Air Force planes in case of attack on Iran?
Several news agencies have been running a news story, that appeared first on the Foreign Policy website, according to which Israel has secured the use of at least one of four former Soviet era airbases...
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Analysis: This could be the airfield in Azerbaijan used by the Israeli Air...
Even if it is not easy to identify the Azeri airbases the Israeli Air Force would use in case of attack on Iran I thought that it might be interesting to select the one that I would pick if I had to...
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New China’s J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter prototype spotted at Chengdu
New images of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter often appear on the Chinese Internet. Those published in this post were taken in the last few days at Chengdu airport and uploaded on one...
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Latest updates from Syria: tank shelling on Homs and new video from Hamah...
After publishing the Special feature: all the weapons used by the Syrian regime on Homs, Bjørn Holst Jespersen, a contributor of The Aviationist, has continued to analyse the footage of the Syrian...
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Video: Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKA refueling from Il-78 Midas
Even if some images have been disclosed in the most authoritative military forums (ACIG, Militaryphotos.net, etc), there are not so many videos about the Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30s on the...
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Night vision footage of U.S. Air Force C-17 dropping U.S. Army personnel onto...
U.S. Air Force C-17s dropping U.S. Army personnel from Fort Bragg, NC at Holland Drop Zone, Fort Bragg Pope Airfield, N.C. in support of Joint Operations Access Exercise JOAX 12-01. Take off, landing,...
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Flying machine becomes reality: PAL-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) makes...
It was uploaded tp Youtube on Apr. 1 hence, there’s still some chance it is an April Fool, however the video below seems to show a genuine flying car, believed to have successfully conducted test...
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Photo: Tornado night take off with full afterburner
Here’s what a flight of Italian Tornados taking off from Decimomannu airbase for a night mission looks like. All the images were taken by Giampaolo Mallei on Apr. 2, 2012. All images by Giampaolo...
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“Airborne Laser Operations will be conducted in the U.S. airspace” NOTAM...
Brought to my attention by Jared Soergel on The Aviationist Facebook page, the following NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) issued on the FAA website for Indianapolis and Cleveland ARTCC, disseminates the...
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New video: Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 using rockets
Filmed on Apr. 3, 2012, the following video (clearly) shows a Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 multirole helicopter using one of its rocket launchers during the uprising in Syria. Related articles First...
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Hand Signals: the next step to controlling UAVs on aircraft carriers
The environment you find on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is constantly monitored. The organized chaos of launches, recoveries and taxi takes place in a totally unforgiving environment for an...
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B-2 stealth bomber to get 2 billion dollar upgrades. Including a new email...
It was announced recently that the U.S. Air Force is to move forward with a ten year +2 billion USD upgrade to the fleet of 21 B-2s; an upgrade of the communications systems. The B-2 started rolling...
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Sun n’ Fun 2012 air show
Sun ‘n Fun is a “Fly-in” and airshow held each annually at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, usually in April. Participants include pilots flying their own homebuilt, vintage,...
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F-16 reaches 4,500 milestone. With a cool desert camo Block 52 model for...
With a ceremony for employees, customers, former executives and elected officials, including U.S Rep. Kay Granger and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, Lockheed Martin celebrated the 4,500th delivery of...
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Dambusters test adveniristic helmet for RAF Tornado crews. Most advanced...
According to a press release issued today, BAE Systems has developed a new helmet mounted cueing system for Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 crews. Similarly to American Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System...
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Photo: a dual seater AMX with a weird national roundel….
The following picture was taken at Decimomannu airbase by Giovanni Maduli in March 2011. It shows an Italian Air Force AMX-T (belonging to the 32° Stormo, based at Amendola) landing at the end of a...
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Lion Effort 2012: the biggest Gripen exercise to date (with South African Air...
Update Apr. 6, 2012 23.15 GMT Taking place in Sweden from Mar. 27 to Apr. 5, 2012, Lion Effort 2012 was the biggest Gripen exercise ever held. All five Saab Gripen operators took part to the drills,...
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Cuban Air Force in action in 2008 movie about the Angolan civil war
Did you know that Cuba was involved in the Angolan Civil War? Kangamba, a 2008 Cuban movie, recounts one of the most important chapters of Cuba’s large-scale military intervention in the wars in Africa...
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[Updated] VFA-106 F-18D crashes into apartments at Virginia Beach. Loud bang...
An F-18D Hornet, belonging to the VFA-106 “Gladiators” crashed on Apr. 6, 2012 at around into 12.15 LT into apartments at Fleming Circle, Virginia Beach causing at least 6 injuries and damaging or...
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