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Navy’s F-35C gets VFA-101 high-visibility markings
In anticipation of its future assignment to the VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the F-35C CF-6 has received a cool high-visibility color scheme. The Grim Repers were...
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NATO Patriot missiles start arriving in Turkey
NATO has agreed to deploy Patriot missiles on the Turkish – Syrian border to protect Turkey from cross border attacks from the Syrian side. January 4 saw U.S forces start to arrive at Incirlik airbase,...
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Stunning graphics show UK’s future (twin-island) supercarriers
Not as large as U.S. flattops but 280 meters in length hence longer than the London’s Palace of Westminster: this is the size of HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, UK’s Royal Navy future...
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Close call: Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber take off uses ALL of the runway
Backfire bombers can’t be refueled in-flight and the Russian Tu-22M Backfire shown in the following video must have been loaded with a lot of fuel. This could explain why the Russian bomber uses almost...
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Italian Predator drone stays aloft for 24 hours in Afghanistan and completes...
The Italian Air Force has set a new service record in December 2012, when one of its Predator drones deployed to Herat flew for 24 hours, supporting four different ground missions in Afghanistan. Image...
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Photo: U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler caught under massive snow storm
I wonder which were the weather conditions (and, in particular, the visibility) when the EA-18G depicted in the following image landed from a flight during massive snow storm at Naval Air Facility...
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Amazing footage of Sukhoi Su-33 on the Admiral Kuznetsov “heavy...
As the Russian Navy prepares for the largest drills in decades (to be held in the Caucasus and Mediterranean areas towards the end of January), with warships from all of Ivan’s fleets, some amazing...
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French helicopters struck Islamist Rebels in Mali. “One of them apparently...
On Jan. 11, France’s President François Holland, confirmed that French troops intervened alongside some unspecified Western African countries forces to help the local army stop the advance of rebel...
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France escalates war in Africa: Mirage 2000D bombers hit targets in North Mali
Operation Serval: this is the name of the French operation in Mali. Launched on Jan. 11, 2013, at the request of the Malian authorities and the United Nations, the French operation kicked off with a...
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U.S. spyplanes, drones already flying over Mali
According to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to the AFP on Jan. 12, the Pentagon would be evaluating the possible contribution to the French air campaign in Mali. Intelligence...
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French Rafale “omnirole” fighter jets join air strikes in Mali. With brand...
Jan. 13 saw the first involvement of the Rafale combat planes in the French air campaign in Mali. Four “omnirole” jets from Saint Dizier airbase, took off from their base and, supported by two C-135FR...
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UK’s Royal Air Force to support French forces deployed to Mali with...
The Armee de l’ Air has been on the pointed end of operations over Mali with numerous missions against rebel fighters as reported by TheAviationist. Over the weekend of Jan. 12 – 13 President Francois...
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Boeing has successfully improved its 30,000-lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb
Boeing has successfully improved the performance of the 30,000-lb Massive Ordnance Penetrator. According to Bloomberg’s Tony Capaccio, on his annual report, the Pentagon’s director of operational...
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Military buildup continues as French Air War in Mali winds down
What seemed to be start as a pretty intense war against the local rebels in Mali has already turned, at least momentarily, into a low intensity air campaign. In the last 24 hours, just 8 missions...
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Chinese fighters tail U.S. aircraft in disputed airspace
The Want China Times has quoted the Tokyo’s Sankei Shimbun newspaper as saying that Chinese J-7 and J-10 fighters tailed two US aircraft as they reached the airspace close to the border between China...
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Rush hour chaos as chopper hits crane in downtown London
At around 8.00am on the morning of Jan. 16, 2013, as the centre of London was in the height of rush hour with thousands of workers commuting to work, burning wreckage and debris from a construction...
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Video shows French Mirage, Rafale combat planes at work in Mali Air War
With information officially released by the French MoD becoming scarce (and reporters from all around the world either embedded with Paris Special Forces or simply stationed around the main bases in...
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F-15 fighter jets escort Alaska Airlines plane to Seattle after security...
On Jan. 17, NORAD (North America Air Defense) Command scrambled two F-15C fighter jets belonging to the Oregon Air National Guard, to intercept and escort to Seattle, an Alaska Airlines flight...
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Photo: U.S. Air Force C-17 carries Armed 407 Scout helicopter for the Iraqi...
The following image shows an Air National Guard C-17 aircraft being loaded with one of the three Bell 407 Scout helicopters delivered by the U.S. Army to the Iraqi Army Aviation on Jan. 14. Six Iraqi...
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F-35B grounded by fueldraulic system problem
Almost one year ago today (on Jan. 20, 2012), citing the progress the F-35B STOVL (Short take off vertical landing) variant made in 2011, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rescinded probation for the...
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