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Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates 200,000 flying hours with special markings
On Sept. 8, Eurofighter confirmed that the Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. 719 aircraft on contract, 571...
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[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands
On Sept. 9, one day after two H-6G maritime strike aircraft had been intercepted by the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 scrambled from Naha while flying in international airspace between the Miyako...
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The fighter jet that can fly as a cargo plane: the F-16 VISTA (Variable...
Born as an in-flight simulator, the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) had the task to simulate the performance of the newest fighter jets. It was built around a standard...
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Watch this: F-104 Starfighter “missile with a man in it” buzzes people on...
2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old subsonic and “forgiving” jets to a...
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B-1 Lancer bomber launches first prototype of new Stealth Long Range...
The brand new LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) based on the AGM-158 JASSM-ER (Extended Range) missile was successfully tested at the Point Mugu range, in California, recently The prototype of a...
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[Photo] Twenty-two cargo planes celebrate 9-11 anniversary with an impressive...
It took over 36 minutes for all the 22-aircraft involved in the “freedom launch” that took place at Travis AFB, California, on Sept. 11, 2013, to take off. Seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10...
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Is this futuristic jet the replacement for the Polish Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter?
During the recent Kielce Defense Fair, the Polish Air Force Technical Institute (ITWL – Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych) has announced that it continues to work on the Grot-2 airplane. The Grot-2...
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Exclusive: Close encounter with “Ivan”, as seen from inside the Russian...
Close encounters between Russian strategic bombers, spyplanes and Western fighter jets scrambled to intercept them have been quite frequent since the Cold War. Every month or so, a new image taken by...
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RAF pilot performs first UK takeoff of F-35B Lightning at sea
Beginning in 2018, according to the current schedule, the F-35B, the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter, will operate from Royal Navy’s Queen...
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[Video] F-15E Strike Eagles refuel from KC-135 tanker over the Persian Gulf
A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles of the 366th Fighter Wing deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling...
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The cool “Splinter” paint scheme was inadvertently invented for U.S. Marine...
“Splinter” paint schemes have become a distinguishing feature of U.S. Air Force Aggressors and later appeared on Iranian F-14s (under the name of Asian Minor II camouflage). The “splinter” pattern is...
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[Photo] Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together
The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988. Then,...
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[Video] Mig-29K conducts take off and landing practice on new Indian aircraft...
As reported earlier, Mig-29K fighter jets are going to operate from INS “Vikramaditya”, the carrier once part of the Soviet Navy, purchased by the Indian Navy in 2004. The carrier is conducting its...
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“Poland’s air defense capability is critically weak” local TV station says....
Polish media outlets seem to be a bit too inaccurate about what is happening in the Polish Air Force. This time, the lack of fact checking deals with the fleet of the Polish F-16 Block 52+ Vipers. The...
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Spanish pilot achieves impressive milestone: 4,000 flying hours on the...
On Jul. 11, 2013, Lt. Col. Jesus Antonio Caballero, head of the Research Group & Air Forces of the Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) 23 Wing in Talavera Air Base, completed 4,000 flying hours...
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New video shows deadly MANPADS hit on helicopter in Syria
Emerged on Sept. 15, new footage allegedly shows a helicopter being shot down over Nubbol (a small town in northern Aleppo province) Jun. 30, 2013 by rebels using an FN-6 MANPADS (Man Portable Air...
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Turkish Air Force F-16 has just shot down a Syrian helicopter that violated...
According to an official statement by Turkey’s deputy PM, a Syrian helicopter (possibly an Mi-8/17 Hip, based on the amount of such types in service) that had violated the Turkish airspace by 2 km was...
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Here’s how the Turkish F-16 shot down a Syrian Mil Mi-17 Hip helicopter today
More details about the downing of a Syrian helicopter are emerging. Turkish General Staff released a statement and published the radar track history regarding the incident. Here’s how the incident...
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Stunning image captures a split second before a GBU-10 bomb dropped by a B-1...
On Sept. 4, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron sent a solo B-1B over the Gulf of Mexico and its sea ranges to prove the concept that Lancers (or “Bones” as the swing wing bombers are dubbed) can be...
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Saudi Typhoon and Tornado aircraft take part to Exercise Green Flag in the UK
Since Sept. 2, Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoons and Tornados are deployed to RAF Coningsby, in the UK, where they are training together with the Royal Air Force. The four Typhoons belong to the 3 Sqn,...
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