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This stunning fighter pilot selfie could be one of the last taken on a...
Brazil operates a fleet of 12 Mirage 2000 single and two-seat fighter planes that are used for air-defense purposes. The Mirages, known as “Jaguars” in the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira –...
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From the cockpit: F-16 solo, diving towards the ground while turning and...
Another amazing cockpit shot. This one was taken from the Solo Türk, the F-16 solo aerobatics display team of the Turkish Air Force during a display in Girne, Kyrenia, Cyprus. While diving and turning,...
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U.S. B61 Nukes to get precision guidance systems
Even if UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are often referred to as U.S. “killing machines”, the effect of a drone attack is almost forgettable if compared to the devastating and widespread effect of...
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Iran unveiled its new strategic UAV. The biggest domestic drone to date.
At a ceremony held in Tehran and attented by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, Iran has unveiled a new stratetic UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) dubbed “Fotros”. The new drone, is “the...
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Shocking video shows Boeing 737 nosediving into tarmac and explode at Kazan...
Shocking footage showing the Boeing 737 of the Tatarstan Airlines that crashed during its second landing attempt at Kazan airport in Russia on Nov. 18 has emerged. Although the aircraft is barely...
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Italy to operate a small fleet of MC-27J Praetorian gunships, special...
During the Dubai airshow 2013, Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) signed an agreement to provide development, testing, certification,...
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U.S. Coast Guard wants to get its hands on 14 C-27J Spartan planes
Pentagon has recently announced the decision to assign seven C-27J Spartan airlifters to the U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command). The aircraft are part of the batch of 21 tactical transport...
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All the Air Assets involved in Philippines Relief Support
The Super Typhoon Hiyan that hit the central Visayan islands in the Philippines caused athe death of more than 3,600 people and widespread destruction in the area. Relief efforts are currently underway...
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[Video] Airbus A380 scary crosswind landing at Narita airport
Crosswind landings are quite frequent at military and civil airports all around the world. In such conditions, depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a Wind Correction Angle...
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Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead unmanned aerial system conducts successful test flight
The new P.1HH HammerHead, a multi-purpose MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone based on the Piaggio P-180 Avanti twin-engine turboprop plane has conducted a successful test flight from Trapani...
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Russia’s Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jet has got a new paint scheme....
Sukhoi has just released images of Russia’s 5th generation stealth fighter plane, the T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System), wearing a new...
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Revenge of the Drones: target drone hits side of a Navy’s guided missile cruiser
On Nov. 16, a Northrop Grumman BQM-74 target drone hit guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) punching a three to four foot hone in the side of the warship. The mishap occurred at 01.25...
View Article[Updated] Boeing 747 Dreamlifter lands at the wrong airport. And takes off in...
Updated Nov. 21, 2013 08.30 GMT An Atlas Air Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, a modified “Jumbo” that is used to transport cargo across the world, landed at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kansas. The huge...
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Star Wars Era to come: US Air Force to employ laser cannons on jets by 2030
According to the recently published RFI (Request for Information), the ARFL (Air Force Research Laboratory) is looking forward to development of the laser weapons for next generation fighter jets. Even...
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This is what happens inside an AC-130U Gunship firing 105mm projectiles
The following footage shows Special Missions Aviation Airmen during preflight, and live fire training mission aboard a U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U gunship over Hurlburt Field and...
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[Video] China’s first Weaponized Stealth Drone makes maiden flight
On Nov. 21, at 1.00PM LT, Lijian (“sharp sword”), China’s first weaponized stealth drone successfully completed its maiden flight from Hongdu. The UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) flew for 20...
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These are some of the coolest A-10 Warthog air-to-air, in action photos ever
Even if the fleet of 350 “Boars” is essential to conduct Close Air Support (CAS) missions in Afghanistan and in any other low intensity conflict the U.S. may be called to fight in the future, the Air...
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British Airways pilot flying from London to Singapore takes photo of Soyuz...
The European Space Agency blog has an interesting story of a “close encounter” that took place over Russia on Nov. 11, 2013. British Airways pilot Captain Simon Wijker was on board a Boeing 777 flying...
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Brand New Image of the famous Iranian F-313 Stealth Fighter Jet emerges
Earlier this year Iran unveiled the Qaher F-313 stealth fighter jet ”one of the most sophisticated fighter jets in the world,” according to Tehran. Even if Iranian media outlets published articles that...
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China established Air Defense Identification Zone over East China Sea that...
Beginning on Nov. 23, China has established an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over a chunk of the East China Sea, that covers the islands (Senkaku for the Japanese and Diaoyu for the Chinese)...
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