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A close-up look at the 31FW F-16s performing strafing runs at Ft. Irwin...
A detailed analysis of a 510FS training mission at Ft. Irwin. On the afternoon of Feb. 24, The Aviationist’s contributor Eric Rosenwald photographed a flight of two USAF F-16C fighters as they...
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“Even though we will lose CAS capacity, we are retiring the A-10 anyway” U.S....
The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the A-10 retirement will begin in fiscal year 2018. Taken on Feb. 26, the picture in this post shows an A-10 Warthog in action during a joint air attack team...
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Watch this video of Finnish NH-90 helicopters in action during Ex. Cold Blade...
An interesting video shows Finnish helicopters at work in Arctic weather. Cold Blade 2016 was a European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Exercise Programme’s exercise conducted in Finnish Lapland between...
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Watch a B-1 Lancer perform a double aileron roll during an airshow
Ever happened to see a B-1 Lancer doing a double aileron roll? The B-1 “Lancer” supersonic swing-wing strategic bomber is a highly maneuverable video, as proved by this really interesting amazing...
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Cool video shows British E-3D AEW aircraft refueling from U.S. KC-135 tanker...
E-3 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft require aerial refuel to extend their on-station time. The following video shows a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling...
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Watch out these photographs of 14 KC-135 tankers performing an “Elephant...
Simulated alert call at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. On Mar. 24, fourteen KC-135 Stratotankers performed an “Elephant Walk” as part of an exercise aimed at testing the rapid mobility capabilities...
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Here’s why the U.S. should restart the F-22 Raptor production line instead of...
With some tweaks the F-22 Raptor can maintain the edge over the future fighters the U.S. adversaries are developing. The development of a sixth generation fighter should not be a top priority for the...
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U.S. Air National Guard F-15s deploying to Iceland and the Netherlands “to...
Time for another deployment to Europe. Beginning tomorrow, 12 F-15C Eagles and approximately 350 Airmen and support equipment belonging to the 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base,...
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F-35C carrier variant JSF drops first AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
The F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force conducted the first weapons separation test of an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) from an F-35C. On Mar. 23, during flight 180 over the NAVAIR...
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Watch an AC-130W Gunship refuel over Iraq and then disappear into the night
The best part is when the gunship disappears into the night. The following footage was filmed from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron as it refuels an AC-130W...
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First footage of Russian Air Force Ka-52s in combat in Syria emerges
The Russian “Hokum-B” helicopters provide close support to the Syrian Army. Although some of Russia’s combat planes have left Syria to return home, part of the tactical aviation has been replaced with...
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Here are the first images of the U.S. Air Force F-15s providing air policing...
The Eagles have arrived in Iceland. Beginning on Apr. 1, 12 F-15C Eagles belonging to the 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, and the 194th Fighter Squadron, Fresno...
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Finmeccanica signs contract to supply 28 Eurofighter Typhoons to Kuwait
The long-awaited contract to supply Typhoon aircraft to Kuwait has been signed. On Apr. 5, the Kuwaiti MoD and Finmeccanica (the Italian aerospace company which leads commercial activities in Kuwait on...
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Syrian Su-22 Fitter shot down by rebels over Aleppo
A Su-22 Fitter was shot down by the Syrian opposition earlier today. On Apr. 5, a SyAAF (Syrian Arab Air Force) Su-22 Fitter was allegedly shot down by the Syrian rebels while flying over al-Eis area...
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Take a look at this commemorative F-15 Eagle for the 75th Anniversary of the...
What a cool Special Colored F-15! To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Oregon Air National Guard, the 173rd Fighter Wing, based at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, has given an F-15 Eagle a...
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U.S. Coast Guard introduces first C-27J Medium Range Surveillance airplane in...
The U.S. Coast Guard has received the first of 14 C-27J Spartans painted with the service’s traditional color scheme. The U.S. Coast Guard has accepted the first of 14 C-27J Spartan aircraft in the...
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Here’s the schedule of the Polish Air Force domestic training exercises this...
2016 Domestic Training Schedule For The Polish Air Force As the Polska Zbrojna outlet reports, a few days ago, General Mirosław Różański has presented the domestic training exercises schedule of the...
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Photos show Finnish Air Force Hornets refueling from U.S. KC-135 during...
Finnish Air Force F/A-18s as seen from the tanker aircraft. The images in this post were taken during aerial refueling training exercise underway from Apr. 4 to Apr. 8 in Finland. Finnish Air Force...
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Watch these new photos of a U.S. submarine emerging on the surface of the...
Subs increasingly operating in the Arctic. Few days ago we have published a stunning video showing a U.S. submarine breaking the ice to surface in the Arctic Circle during an exercise. The images in...
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Two B-52 strategic bombers have just arrived in Qatar to start pounding ISIS
The “Buff” has arrived at Al Udeid airbase. Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Apr. 9, 2016. The...
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