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Watch this cool video of a Bulgarian Su-25 Frogfoot during a head-on low passage

This may be the point of view of the target…. Shot by photographer Anton Balakchiev during the recent Thracian Thunder 2016 exercise, this short but rather interesting video shows a Bulgarian Air Force...

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U.S. F-22 Raptors make surprise deployment to RAF Lakenheath, UK

Four Raptors have arrived at RAF Lakenheath. On Apr. 11, using radio callsign “Tabor 41,” four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to RAF Lakenheath, UK, to conduct air training with other...

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Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter gunship helicopter crashes in Syria killing both...

A Russian helicopter has crashed near Homs, Syria, killing the two pilots on board. A Russian Mi-28N Havoc combat helicopter, deployed to Hmeymim airbase, near Latakia, Syria, has crashed near Homs on...

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Russian Su-24 performs insane flyby on U.S. Destroyer during simulated attack...

Russian Fencer buzzes USS Donal Cook. According to CNN, Russian Su-24 jets performed a close flypast in the vicinity of the USS Donald Cook Destroyer, operating in the Baltic Sea, on Tuesday, Apr. 12....

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Here are some more shots of the Russian Su-24s buzzing a U.S. warship in the...

More impressive shots of the Russian flybys. The U.S. Navy has released more photographs, taken from aboard USS Donal Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer that was buzzed by Russian...

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That time a Soviet bomber crashed into the sea after buzzing a U.S. aircraft...

Low pass with a deadly ending. Low passages of Russian planes on U.S. Navy warships (and vice versa) are somehow frequent as the recent flybys of Russian Su-24 Fencer bombers on USS Donald Cook in the...

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Check out these amazing photos of F-22 Raptors departing Alaska to fight ISIL

Alaskan Raptors depicted as they deploy to fight Daesh. The following images show U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron taking off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,...

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Crazy photo shows T-38 Jet passing in front of the sun at supersonic speed

You can clearly see the shockwaves. The image above is fantastic. It depicts a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School T-38C passing in front of the sun at supersonic speed, generating shockwaves. The...

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Russian Su-27 interceptor performs Top Gun stunt over U.S. spyplane

An “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept over the Baltic Sea. On April 14, a U.S. Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence gathering aircraft flying a routine mission (in international...

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Deploy to the Western Pacific aboard the USS Ronald Reagan with the VFA-27...

VFA-27 just released the trailer to their new cruise video featuring F/A-18Es flying while deployed to the Western Pacific aboard the USS Ronald Reagan. And more. Air-to-air training, live ordnance...

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Record formation of 30 U.S. Army’s Kiowa helicopters performs farewell flight...

U.S. Army Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters performed their final US training flight. On Apr. 15, a formation made by 30 OH-58 Kiowa Warriors from 1-17 CAV, part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade,...

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Watch Russian Air Force Su-34s drop bombs on a huge ice-jam during unusual...

Attack aircraft used for a very unusual mission. After taking part in the air war over Syria, Russian Air Force Su-34s have been involved in a domestic and rather unusual attack mission in mainland...

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French Rafale aircraft intercept the U.S. B-52 bomber that performed...

The celebrations for the centenary of Lafayette squadron provided an interesting intercept opportunity. The Lafayette Escadrille is one of the most famous U.S. squadron to operate in France before and...

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Take a look at these jaw-dropping photos of a U.S. B-52, F-22s and French...

The 100th anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille flyover from a different point of view. As already explained, on Apr. 20, one B-52, four F-22 Raptor fighters (from their deployment base at RAF...

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Watch this awesome JAS-39 Gripen video shot with a special ultra-stable gyro...

Rock-steady footage at speeds exceeding 300 knots. This footage does not need too much explanations. According to Blue Sky Aerial’s Peter Degerfeldt, “Saab Defence and Security needed a heavy-duty...

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Japan’s X-2 “Shinshin” indigenous stealth jet makes first flight

The first Japanese stealth jet made its maiden flight. The first prototype of  the indigenous stealth war plane that Japan Air Self-Defense Force will operate in the air defense role, replacing the...

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There are conflicting reports on alleged clash between Russian and Israeli...

Did Russian forces in Syria fire on Israeli warplanes? Several Israeli media outlets said that Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft in the last weeks. Although...

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Watch St. Elmo’s Fire appear on an E-4B doomsday plane’s nose during aerial...

Static discharges on an E-4B refueling from a KC-135. The following video shows an interesting phenomenon. An E-4B Nightwatch National Airborne Command Post  (NAOC) approaches a KC-135 in cloudy...

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Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deploy to Romania for the first time

Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived in Romania. Two F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen, with the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Mihail...

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This Awesome Footage shows U.S. F-22s flying at low altitude through the...

Raptors hit the Mach Loop! Videos and photographs emerged on the Internet, showing that the Raptor jets have been active within the famous British Mach Loop Low Flying Area. Since 12 Raptors are...

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