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Here is an extremely cool video of Russian Mig-31 Foxhound jets refueling...

This is something you don’t see every day.The MiG-31 Foxhound is a two-seater derivative of the MiG-25.It is a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor, in service since 1983 fielded to counter the B-1B...

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U.S. A-10 Tank Busters deployed to Poland…again.

Some USAF A-10 “Warthogs” are stationed in Poland.354th EFS (Expeditionary Fighter Squadron) has deployed again to Poland.This time the A-10s maintain their presence at the Polish 32nd Air Base located...

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Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes fly at insanely low altitude, buzz...

Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s as you have never seen them before!The following video is pretty impressive.It shows Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in...

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Incredible photos of some of the 150 U.S. WWII aircraft lying in the Airplane...

There are over 150 Allied WWII aircraft lying 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean near the Marshall Islands.They call it the “Airplane Graveyard.”It is located 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean, in the...

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F-35 pilot talking about the 400K USD flight helmet: “It’s cool but I don’t...

“but I’m an old school pilot…”Few months ago we published the interesting interview Maj. John Wilson, an F-35 pilot with 61th Fighter Squadron, gave to Christian Sundsdal of the Danish website focusing...

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Blue Angels low flyby over Pensacola Beach sends tents and umbrellas flying

A high speed low flyby causes an unexpected side effect on the shore.Filmed on the shore at Pensacola Beach, Florida, the following video shows Blue Angels #5 perform a low flyby during the airshow on...

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Yet another iconic Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber has crashed. Is the...

It’s the second crash in less than two months.On Jul. 14, at 09.50 Moscow Time, a Tu-95 bomber crashed in an uninhabited area 80 km from Khabarovsk.According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the...

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Polish Cold War era Su-22 Fitters have received a new color scheme as part of...

Polish Su-22 Fitters Receive A Modernization Package Including A Change Of The Color SchemeLast year, the Polish Ministry of Defense decided to extend the operational life, that has lasted for 30...

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Video shows Colombian Army Black Hawk helicopter exploding after landing in a...

Warning: Graphic video shows Black Hawk helicopter exploding.On Jun. 22, a Colombian Army Black Hawk helicopter exploded in a rural area of Teorama municipality.Out of the 15 soldiers on board the...

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Video of an F-16 high performance take off: up to 15,000 feet in 45 seconds

Actual flight time to an altitude of about 4 km: 20 secondsThe following video was filmed from inside the cockpit of a Pakistan Air Force F-16 BM Block 15 belonging to 11 th Squadron “Arrows,” piloted...

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Fascinating video of a B-58 Hustler supersonic bomber’s emergency landing in...

An interesting documentary about the story of a B-58 Hustler and its landing after 14 hours in the air.On Sept. 18, 1961 a Convair B-58 Hustler supersonic bomber of the U.S. Air Force SAC (Strategic...

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We have taken part in a mission aboard a HH-139A multipurpose combat helicopter

…and here some stunning photos of the Italian Air Force HH-139A helicopter as you have never seen it before.The HH-139A is the military variant of the AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter operating with the...

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Join a RAF Typhoon jet as it formates with a Spitfire during RIAT air display

The “synchro pair” as seen from the cockpit of the “Battle of Britain” Typhoon.The following video was filmed with different GoPro cameras from aboard the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 from 29 Sqn based...

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Incredible video shows a replica Spitfire perform a perfect gear-up landing

A pilot landed his 80% replica Spitfire without landing gear.On Jul. 19, a pilot carried out a perfect emergency landing of his replica Spitfire without landing gear.The aircraft was flying at Sibson...

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Stunning Pictures of the First three Rafale “omnirole” jets delivered to Egypt

The Egyptian Air Force has received the first three of 24 Rafale jets.Egypt has received the first three Rafale jets during a ceremony held at Istres airbase, in southern France on Jul. 20.The three...

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In Pictures: what a multinational MEDEVAC mission involving 11 helicopters...

Here’s a look at the Medical Evacuation mission conducted during Italian Blade 2015.A complex MEDEVAC involving 11 helicopters from 6 different nations was among the highlights of Italian Blade 2015,...

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U.S. Army Special Operations MQ-1C drone has crashed in Iraq. And someone...

A U.S. Gray Eagle UAS has crashed in southern Iraq.A photo posted on Jul. 21 on Twitter shows some people taking shots around a crashed (still largely intact) MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS (Unmanned Aerial...

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The Indian Air Force has deployed four Su-30MKI Flanker jets to the UK

The Flankers are involved in exercise Indradhanush 2015.Delayed by one day, on Friday morning Jul. 17, four Indian Air Force Su-30MKI Flankers (SB-065, SB-138, SB-167 and SB-309), all believed to be...

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Video shows U.S. A-10s conducting austere landing training at an abandoned...

US Warthogs Land At An Abandoned Warsaw Pact Airfield in Poland.US A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft deployed to Europe as part of a U.S. Air Force TSP (Theater Security Package) conducted rough field...

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Incredible images of missile exploding over USS The Sullivans right after launch

Missile launch gone wrong.On Jul. 18, U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans was damaged after an old Raytheon Standard Missile 2 Block IIIA guided missile exploded shortly after launch...

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