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Photo: air-to-air with the Colombian Air Force Kfirs in the Nevada Test and...
The following exclusive image was taken by The Aviationist’s photographer Tony Lovelock during a flight on the Colombian B-767 from Nellis Air Force Base. It shows two Colombian Air Force Kfirs joining...
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The story behind this stunning B-1 photo: “RAMA 81 Heavy” across the pond
The following image was taken from a KC-135 tanker on Jul. 31, 2012. Image credit: U.S. Air Force It shows a B-1B as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The...
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Is this the first leaked image of a new U.S. Stealth Helicopter or just a...
Update Aug. 7, 2012 23.45 GMT Read the comment thread for more information about the helicopter, identified as prop. Although I’m not sure the one depicted in the photo below is really a new stealth...
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U.S. bombers to get an improved stealth weapon. Capable to destroy targets...
The B-1B “Lancer”, known as “Bone” within the pilot community, is a multi-mission bomber, capable of carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air Force inventory. It...
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Video: Syrian Arab Air Force L-39 firing rockets
Since the first videos of L-39 Albatros, mistakenly identified by several media outlets as “Migs”, made their first appearance on Youtube on Jul. 24, the combat trainer equipped with an under fuselage...
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Photo: Drunken man gets a full body X-ray after falling asleep on baggage...
On Jul. 23, at about 18.00 local time, a drunken Norwegian man fell asleep on the conveyor belt of the baggage inspection machine of the Rome Fiumicino airport Terminal 3′s check in desks. While having...
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Photo: F-35 Completes first airborne weapons separation
Traveling at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 ft, F-35 BF-3, a STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) JSF variant, released an inert 1,000 lb GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) separation...
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Photo: This is what being intercepted inside a No-Fly Zone by an F-16 fighter...
I took the following picture few years ago while flying a so-called SMI (Slow Mover Interception) exercise from Trapani airbase, in Sicily, Italy. On board a slow moving Siai 208 single engine light...
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Ten Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s (including a “Viper” with a new paint...
On Aug. 12, ten Minnesota Air National Guard F-16CJs belonging to the 148th FW “Bulldogs” from Duluth International Airport arrived in Morón, Spain. The two flights, respectively using the radio...
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Video: Rebels down Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-23BN fighter jet in East Syria
The following video clearly shows a Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-23BN hit by anti-aircraft artillery fire on Aug. 13, 2012 over MoHasen town near Deir Ezzour, in eastern Syria. Therefore, not only the...
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[Exclusive Report] Colombian Air Force Kfir jets at their very first Red...
As already explained weeks ago, culminating two years of preparation and training, a Colombian Air Force contingent, made of IAI Kfir fighter jets, accompanied by two tankers, KC-137 FAC 1201 “Zeus”...
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Syrian regime’s drone workshop with Saeqeh UAVs (and evidence of Iranian...
The following video, just uploaded to Youtube, allegedly shows an Assad regime’s drone workshop in Aleppo, just captured by the rebels. Interestingly, the type of drones depicted in the footage are not...
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Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney sued by F-22 pilot’s...
AirForce Times has run an article stating that the wife of Capt. Jeff Haney who died when his F-22 Raptor crashed in Alaska in November 2010 has agreed to a binding settlement after launching a lawsuit...
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[Updated] A possible blue print for an Israeli attack on Iran. Including...
US Blogger Richard Silverstein has published details of a potentially leaked Israeli document that allegedly gives a clue on how the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) would launch an attack on Iranian...
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Chinese delegation currently in Iran to copy the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 drone...
According to the information being spread by Chinese Defense forums, a group of 17 Chinese expert would have recently arrived in Iran not only to inspect, but also to collect and bring back to China...
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Chinese aircraft carrier spotted with mock Shenyang J-15 combat plane on board
As reported by The Dew Line, Flightglobal’s Greg Waldron has found some interesting pictures showing China’s new carrier, the former Soviet vessel, Varyag with a Flanker copy on board. The most...
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Video shows Syrian Mil Mi-25 gunship releasing flares. A sign that rebels got...
The following video, shows a Mil Mi-25 Hind gunship releasing flares during a mission over Talbiseh, Syria on Aug. 15. Flares are high-temperature heat sources ejected from the aircraft’s dispensers to...
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Alaska’s F-22 stealth fighter jets became the first operational Raptors to...
The 3rd Wing F-22 stealthy multi-role fighters based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson became the first operational Raptor unit to drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs. It happened during exercise Combat...
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This may be the first video taken on board a Syrian Arab Air Force gunship...
Some Twitter followers pointed me to this video allegedly showing a Syrian Arab Air Force Mil Mi-8 Hip helicopter, armed with machine guns, on a mission over Syria against the Free Syrian Army...
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Did Iran really get one or more F-16 fighter jets from Venezuela?
During the late ’70s Iran ordered 160 F-16As. However, with the fall of the Shah in 1979, the order was cancelled and those aircraft were never delivered, although some tooling and maintenance...
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