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Something you don’t see everyday: a C-130 cruising down the street
Published by the Little Rock Air Force Base Facebook account the following picture shows a local C-130 being moved to be a static display in front of the base education center. The Hercules was taken...
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The Spanish Air Force’s Orion Detachment in Djibouti reaches 4,000 flight...
The Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) detachment in Djibouti, inside the structure of the EUNAVFOR (European Union Naval Force) in the Operation ATALANTA, reached the 4,000 flying hours in...
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“Gray Dragon”: the only F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter painted in a...
Taken towards the end of 2003/early 2004 by a KC-135 boom operator using the nickname “boomer135″ and brought to my attention by Aviationintel‘s Tyler Rogoway the following pictures show the quite rare...
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Exposed: First Syrian rebels DIY unmanned aerial vehicle (that may never be...
The following video shows what is believed to be the first Free Syrian Army drone. According to the speaker, the DIY Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is equipped with a camera and is capable of carrying 50 kg...
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Tony Scott, Hank Kleeman, Kara Hultgreen and the F-14 Tomcat: three (tragic)...
Few days ago, Dario Leone, a long time reader and a huge F-14 Tomcat fan, sent me an email to point out what he had noticed about the date Tony Scott, the famous director of “Top Gun”, chose to commit...
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RAF Merlin helicopters on Exercise Pashtung Vortex in Jordan
The following images, released by the UK Ministry of Defence, shows a Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter navigating a desert valley in Jordan during Exercise Pashtung Vortex. According to the press...
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Show of force: 100th anniversary of the Russian Air Force mass flypast of 21...
Even if some heavy formations of Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers took part to the airshow held at Zhukovsky, Moscow, on Aug. 11 and 12, to celebrate in spectacular style the 100th anniversary of the...
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Syrian rebels shot down another Mig-21 fighter jet
The following video, emerged on Sept. 4, shows the remains of a Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-21 shot down near Idlib. The pilot lies near the tail of the aircraft, with a deployed parachute: most probably...
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The Royal Air Force to deploy Tornado fighter bombers in the United Arab...
After the U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighters one in April, another deployment will take place in the United Arab Emirates (thus, not far from Iran), in the coming weeks. In fact, the UK’s Royal Air...
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New MQ-9 Block 1-plus drone makes first flight. With brand new cool wigtip...
On Sept. 5, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), announced the successful first flight of the MQ-9 Block 1-plus. The new version of the world’s most famous drone has taken place on May...
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More about the spooky NASA WB-57F Battlefield Airborne Communication Node...
After publishing the article about the NASA’s WB-57 planes, Aviationintel‘s Tyler Rogoway provided some more details about the BACN (Battlefield Airborne Communication Node). “BACN actually provides an...
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NVG Video: MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft conduct leaflet drop in...
On Aug. 22, U.S. Army soldiers belonging to the 349th Psychological Operation Company (POC), Regional Psyops Support Element, Regional Command Southwest, conducted a leaflet drop above Helmand...
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This U.S. package (including a B-52 and few tactical planes) is worth a small...
The following picture, released on Sept. 5, 2012 was taken on Aug. 14, 2007, at the end of exercise Valiant Shield 2007. It shows a B-52 leading a formation of four F-18E/F Super Hornet, four F-18C...
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30 years later, Ankara admits Turkish Air Force jet was shot down by Iraq
If you though that the Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by a Syrian anti-aircraft artillery battery on Jun. 22, 2012, was the first such episodes involving a Turkish jet, you were wrong. In fact, in...
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Photo: Syrian Air Force Mig-21 shot down by rebels had a weird Syrian flag...
Freelance journalist Damien Spleeters sent me an email to let me know that he has noticed something interesting about the Mig-21 fighter jet that was shot down by rebel forces on Sept. 4: the green...
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Russian Mig-29 Fulcrum crashes in Siberia, Moscow grounds them all.
On Sept. 6, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that a Russian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter crashed 27 kilometers from Chita, in Siberia. The body of the pilots was found by a rescue team whereas...
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Syrian helicopters’ PSYOPS missions: leaflet drop
Each conflict has its own Psychological Operations (PSYOPS). During 2011 Air War in Libya, U.S. Air Force EC-130s broadcast radio messages to the Libyan military, to persuade them to return to their...
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Russian military prosecutors to probe Sukhoi Su-24 combat plane insane low...
According to the Interfax news agency, military prosecutors will investigate flight records and safety measures carried out at military airfields after the video of a low level flying Sukhoi Su-24...
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Video: KC-130 tactical refueler escorts four MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor planes...
The following video shows a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 escorting four MV-22 Ospreys belonging with the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261...
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Ivan’s new insane flyover: Russian military helicopter buzzes drivers during...
Remember the video of a Sukhoi fighter jet buzzing Russian drivers on a highway? Several blog readers (BTW thank you for your constant inputs) have pointed me to the following video showing a Mil Mi-8...
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