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Swiss International Air Lines Boeing 777-300 Diverts to Remote Iqaluit...

Swiss Boeing 777-300 Bound for L.A. from Zurich Makes Arctic Emergency Landing of Snowy Runway On Feb. 1, Swiss Airlines Boeing 777-300 operating as flight LX40 from Zurich, Switzerland, to Los...

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Gigantic U.S. Global Hawk drone could be tracked online while flying 21-hour...

We can’t say whether it happened by accident or on purpose, but a U.S. unmanned spy aircraft broadcast its position for everyone to see while flying a long mission over northern Libya. It’s not a...

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F-35’s kill ratio with Aggressors stands at 15:1 during Red Flag 17-1 (most...

It looks like the controversial F-35 is holding its own at Red Flag exercise underway at Nellis AFB. As of Feb. 3 the F-35A had achieved a quite impressive score during Red Flag 17-1, the U.S. Air...

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The Blue Angels Rehearsing For New Airshow Season Now. Here is an Insider’s...

U.S. Navy Blue Angels Train for Upcoming 2017 Show Season: Integrate New Members One of the world’s oldest and most famous flight demonstration teams, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, are preparing for a...

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These are some of the greatest Spanish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet shots we have...

Here are some really crazy cool shots of the Spanish “Legacy” Hornets. As already reported, Dissimilar Air Combat Training 2017, the most important Air Defense drills organized by the Ejercito del Aire...

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Red Flag 17-1 Combat Exercise Near Las Vegas: a Paradise for Aircraft Spotters.

Huge Variety of International Tactical and Support Aircraft Invade Nellis AFB for Realistic Exercise The ramp at Nellis AFB outside Las Vegas, Nevada has been a paradise for aircraft spotters since the...

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Analysis: Russian Air Strike in Syria Results in Turkish Casualties

A Russian Tactical Air Strike in Al-Bab, Syria Kills Three Turkish Soldiers: What May Have Gone Wrong? Wire services report that a Russian tactical air strike in Al-Bab, Syria, 40 kilometers northeast...

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Watch a 4K HD video of two B-1 Lancer bombers launching from Nellis AFB for...

B-1 Bone’s night take-offs are an impressive sight. Filmed during the recent Red Flag 17-1, the following clip shows how cool two B-1 Lancer bombers blasting off of runway 21L at Nellis Air Force Base,...

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Here is how F-35 pilots would dress in case of chemical and biological war

A suit designed to protect the pilot from chemical and biological agents has been recently tested by the U.S. Air Force. The 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, has...

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An Mi-8 gunship helicopter lands on a highway in Kazakhstan to ask for...

A Soviet-era helicopter landed on a highway and blocked a truck convoy…to ask for directions to the closest village. An Mi-8 helicopter makes a surprise landing on a highway and blocking a truck convoy...

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Check out this cool new video of the Russia’s supermaneuverable Sukhoi Su-35S...

Let’s have a look at the Su-35s 4++ generation jet through a really interesting footage. The Su-35S “Flanker E” is the 4++ generation variant of the Su-27 Flanker aircraft, the Russian counterpart to...

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U.S. Air Force deploys WC-135 nuclear sniffer aircraft to UK as spike of...

The USAF WC-135C Constant Phoenix might be investigating a spike in radioactive levels in Norway. Someone speculates the release of this radionuclide could be the effect of a Russian nuclear test. On...

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Dramatic Footage Shows Luftwaffe Typhoons Escorting Boeing 777 Gone Silent...

Jet Airways Boeing 777-300 Gets German Fighter Escort After Communications Lost Due to Error. Jet Airways flight 9W-118, a Boeing 777-300 registered as VT-JEX, was intercepted by a pair of German...

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U.S. B-52 bombers have dropped 3,419 weapons on Daesh targets since April 2016.

The venerable B-52 strategic bombers have been quite busy fighting ISIL in the last months. Six B-52 Stratofortress bombers are deployed to Al Udeid, Qatar, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve...

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U.S. WC-135 nuclear sniffer airplane has left the UK heading towards Norway...

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix has launched from RAF Mildenhall earlier today for a mission towards northern Europe and the Barents Sea. Interestingly, an RC-135W spyplane has launched from the same base...

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Polish F-16s prepare to take part in NATO Baltic Air Patrol mission for the...

Poland is about to support the air policing mission over the Baltic States. The Polish Air Force is to commit some of its F-16 jets to the NATO BAP (Baltic Air Policing) operation beginning in May....

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French Aerobatic Team Patrouille de France Announces Official U.S. Schedule

World’s Oldest Aerobatic Team to Fly 9 Full Demos Plus Flyovers in USA. The world’s oldest aerobatic demonstration team, the French Patrouille de France, has announced their official flight...

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This Photo Shows The Damage Caused By A Tanker’s Refueling Boom To The Nose...

No, that’s not a bullet hole. Taken at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, by U.S. Air Force’s Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan, this photo features the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft 81-0995 from the 75th Fighter...

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Famous “Miracle On The Hudson” Pilot Takes VIP Ride in Thunderbirds F-16

“Sully” Soars with Thunderbirds. One of the most celebrated pilots in history, former U.S. Airways airline Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger, returned to his Air Force roots when he took the...

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In Russia’s Chechen Republic, Car’s Dashcam Captured A Helicopter Flying So...

Helicopter Low Level Flying, Chechnya style. Filmed by a vehicle’s dash camera, the video below shows an Mi-8 Hip helicopter buzzing the cars on the Rostov-Baku highway, near Gudermes in Russia’s...

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