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This is one of the coolest images I’ve seen in years: cockpit view as Marines...
The following image is going viral on social networks. The reason is obvious: is an absolutely stunning photograph, just released by the U.S. Marine Corps, showing Capt. Christopher Prout with Marine...
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New photo shows that China has really copied the U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth...
The following image, grabbed by Chinese forums, is circulating on the Internet. Image source: http://hobbyshanghai.com.cn/ It allegedly shows a series of brand new UAVs (unamanned aerial vehicles) one...
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Communist version of “Planes” features Chinese fighter downing U.S. F-22 Raptor
The following video is extremely funny. Basically, it is an animated cartoon that features several very well known aircraft (including the B-2, the KC-10, the A-10 and many more ones) in a what can be...
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Radio chatter clip of WWII Lancaster bomber engaged by German plane during a...
Since radios were not so advanced, audio clips from World War Two are quite rare. This make the following radio chatter clip of a Lancaster bomber being attacked by a German fighter during a war...
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Italian AMX fighter bomber fleet reaches 200,000 flying hours
On May 30, the Italian Air Force celebrated the first 200,000 flying hours (FH) of the Alenia Aermacchi AMX jets. The total amount of FH of the light-attack and reconnaissance single-engine aircraft...
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Some special colors and kill markings at the airshow for the 60 years of the...
The Patrouille de France celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 26 with a beautiful air show at the Base Aèrienne 701 Salon-de-Provence. The air show was attended by some of the most important European...
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What’s this weird thing in the desert near Tonopah, Nevada?
Every now and then, we receive interesting heads-up about things (reports, images, docs, etc) that might be loosely (or not) related to the standard topics we discuss at The Aviationist. The following...
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[Photo] F-35 performs first AIM-120 missile launch
On Jun. 5, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 C5 AAVI (AMRAAM Air Vehicle Instrumented) over the Point Mugu Sea Test...
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Lockheed Martin’s “Dragon Star” Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory at work
Even if the news has not been advertised too much, the Italian Air Force has been operating the Lockheed Martin’s Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) since 2012. Known as “Dragon Star”, the...
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Large “RARÓG-13″ exercise ends in Poland
As website of the 32 Air Base of Polish Air Force reports, Raróg 2013 exercise ended two days ago. The large scale exercise of the Polish Air Force’s 2nd Tactical Aviation Wing was named after a Saker...
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[Video] Rafale fighter jets perform aerobatics with the Patrouille de France
This video is not only interesting for the quality of the footage. What’s really intesting is the fact that it shows the Patrouille de France, the French Air Force display team, performing some (basic)...
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All weather nuclear deterrence: B-52 bombers mass launch out of the fog
We have already seen several MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off) procedures of the B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, or Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Here’s another one,...
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U.S. MV-22 Osprey and KC-130J aircraft based at Sigonella amid escalating...
Last month, the U.S. transferred about 500 Marines from Moron airbase, Spain to Sigonella in Sicily to be ready for rapid deployment if any new attacks occurred in Libya. Few days earlier, 15 people...
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Italian Air Force Tornado attack planes attend “Bold Quest 2013″ at Cherry Point
Accompained by a C-130J, that provided oceanic Search Air Rescue, and by a KC-767A aerial refueler, three Tornado IDS attack planes of the 6° Stormo of the Italian Air Force deployed to MCAS (Marine...
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Italy’s Typhoon fighter jets secure airspace of Iceland
On Jun. 10, six Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets of the Italian Air Force deployed to Iceland to provide air policing of the airspace around the northern European island. Supported by two KC-767A...
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Lethal: Watch this rebel hit a Syrian helicopter using an SA-16 shoulder...
Even if it’s not clear whether the targeted Mi-8/17 Hip chopper was able to survive the hit (in the last year some Syrian helicopters have proved their ability to withstand ground fire by Surface to...
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Impressive: huge Merlin helicopter eaten by C-17 cargo
After flying more than 18,000 hours in Afghanistan, moving more than 7,900 tonnes of kit and stores and transporting over 130,000 personnel since 2009, RAF Merlin helicopters have finished their...
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Is this China’s new Long Range Strike stealth aircraft?
The following image, found by Chinese military aviation expert Andreas Rupprecht, shows the shape of what could be a future Chinese stealth bomber plane. True or false? A model plane or just the base...
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Here’s an insane video of what you can do with an old Russian An-2 biplane
This video contains images of maneuvers that may seem impossible at the first sight. The footage shows an old Antonov An-2 Colt’s appearance in Krakow air show, back in 2006. Stunning aerobatics, low...
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Italian Mafia tested killer drones decades before the U.S. used them in...
Cosa Nostra tested remotely controlled aircraft loaded with bombs to attack and kill rivals from the sky in the early 1990s, well before the U.S. Air Force and CIA used them in Afghanistan, Pakistan or...
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