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Spanish Air Force to decommission Mirage F1 fleet in 2013
Whilst the French Air Force is currently using the plane as a reconnaissance and attack platform in the Mali Air War, the Spanish Air Force is about to decommission the Dassault Mirage F1. The Chief of...
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Digital map error may have caused U.S. Navy minesweeper grounding
It is not a secret that modern military heavily relies on digital systems. Just have a look at the cockpit of a fighter jet, bomber or helicopter (even if the same is for warships, tanks, etc.) and...
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Landing gear problem forces Israeli Air Force to suspend all training flights...
An F-16D has crashed whilst landing at Ramat David airbase on Jan. 2, 2013 when the landing gear of the multi-role combat plane collapsed upon contact with the runway. The two pilots successfully...
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New photos of Chinese Soaring Dragon High Altitude Long Endurance drone emerge
New images of China’s Xianglong or Soaring Dragon unmanned aerial drone were released on the Chinese internet. Showing the drone from both sides and from the rear, the photos would be the newest of...
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Impressive photo: eight U.S. Army helicopters simultaneously launch from base...
Taken on Jan. 18, the following impressive photo, shows six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon,...
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U.S. Air Force to turn combat planes into flying wireless routers
The U.S. Air Force is trying to turn the targeting pods carried by some of its legacy fighters and the B-1 Lancer bomber, into flying wireless routers that would allow ground troops to communicate each...
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Here’s how Coalition Patrol Planes Hunt Somali Pirates in the Horn of Africa
DJIBOUTI – The shipping lanes of the pirate-infested Somali basin have faded somewhat from the headlines in the past year as attacks and successful hijackings have dropped significantly. The decrease...
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U.S. Air Force moving two B-2 stealth strategic bombers closer to China
In November 2012, the U.S. Air Forced announced a series of worldwide training deployments to to each of the US combatant command’s areas of responsibility of the stealthy B-2 Spirit bombers. The...
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“Winter Hide 2013″: Danish F-16s and Italian Eurofighter Typhoons joint air...
The following images were taken few days ago, at Grosseto airbase, by The Aviationist’s photographer Giovanni Maduli. They show Royal Danish Air Force F-16s, belonging to the Esk 730 from Skrydstrup,...
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Nigerian gunships, European airlifters (and weaponized U.S. drones) join Mali...
Here’s the latest (unofficial) Order of Battle of the Mali Air War. Dealing with the French contingent of Operation Serval: 4x Rafale Air, 5x C-135FR, 1x A310, 1x C130, 3x C-160 Transal, 3x Mirage...
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“Russia not selling Tu-22M Backfire bombers to China” Russia’s state arms...
It looks like the news that China had just bought the entire Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber production line was unfounded. According to the ITAR-TASS News Agency, the Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state arms...
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Photographer captures six F-22 Raptor fighter jets trailing three tankers...
Stealth planes might be invisible to radars but they can do nothing against human eye. This is what the following images prove. Taken by Gian Luca Onnis, a (lucky) photographer and aviation enthusiast,...
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[Video] China’s brand new military airlifter makes first flight
Coded 20001, China’s large military transport aircraft designed Y-20 made its first flight from Yanliang flight test center on Jan. 26. Based on the CCTV footage, the brand new turbojet, a hybrid...
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[Video] Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag: B-1 Lancers’ night departure
Currently deployed at Nellis Air Force Base to take part in Red Flag 13-2 are five B-1B Lancer bombers, belonging to the 28th Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Wing, from Dyess AFB, Texas. Here’s the...
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[Photo] Inside a spooky U.S. Army King Air 300 over Afghanistan, performing...
Released by the RC-East, the following cool images provide an out of the ordinary view of the cockpit of a Medium Altitude Reconnaissance Surveillance System King Air 300 flying a mission over Paktika...
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French Foreign Legion paradrop over Timbuktu, Mali. As seen from a drone.
The following video shows a French Foreign Legion (2e régiment étranger de parachutistes – 2eREP) paradrop into Timbuktu, Mali, from a C-160 Transal airlifter of the French Air Force. It was taken on...
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Eurofighter Typhoon, F/A-18 Hornet and F-5 Tiger jets supporting World...
From Jan. 23 to 27, Davos, Switzerland, hosted the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). The international conference is always held under strict security restrictions on the airspace over Davos. Although...
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First AW159 “Wildcat” production model for the Royal Navy makes maiden flight
Jan. 28 saw the first AW159 “Wildcat” destinate to the Royal Navy make its first flight from AgustaWestland’s Yeovil production facility. The chopper, a Naval version HMA MkII is the first of 28...
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat’s first flight (and first crash) video
Several years since it was eventually retired from the U.S. Navy, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat remains one of the most loved planes by aviation enthusiasts. Any article about the iconic fighter plane, still...
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[Photo] B-52 Stratofortress bomber banks on approach to Nellis Air Force Base
Taken on Jan. 24, during Red Flag 13-2 currently underway, the following cool image shows a B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., banking on approach to Nellis Air Force Base with Las...
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