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SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it outran every missile, Mig fighter jet...
Even if the development of the hypersonic strike aircraft dubbed SR-72 has been recently announced, its predecessor, the iconic Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, remains one of the fastest planes ever flown...
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These images will bring you aboard a rescue chopper during a SAR training...
Last month, Sardinia Island, Italy, was hit by a tornado, dubbed “Cleopatra” that cost the life of 16 people including 4 children. Aircraft, helicopters and personnel belonging to all the Italian Armed...
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[Photo] Man-carrying, under-wing pods capable of being fitted to fighter jets...
It’s almost impossible to imagine the self discipline required to be stuck inside one of those for long periods of time but, believe it or not, Exint pods, man-carrying pods designed to be carried by...
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U.S. Navy successfully launched a surveillance drone from a submerged submarine
The U.S. Navy has successfully launched an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from a submerged submarine, the first step to “providing mission intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities...
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New image of nEUROn European stealth killer drone’s flight trials emerges
On the same day a new large, classified UAS (unmanned aerial system) for ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) developed by Northrop Grumman and dubbed RQ-180 was unveiled, a new image of the...
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Some of the most interesting images of Pearl Harbor Attack
On Sunday Dec. 7, 1941, 72 years ago today, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaii, causing the death of 2,402 Americans, wounding 1,282 others,...
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Al-Qaeda branch in Syria has shot down an Assad regime’s made-in-Iran drone
Al Jazeera has posted exclusive footage of a drone shot down by Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s local branch in Syria, while it was flying over Aleppo. The drone seems to be a Yasir drone, a small Iranian...
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Unusual (and stunning) view of an Avro Vulcan from a Lancaster’s rear turret
The following image shows Avro Vulcan XH558 (carrrying civil registration G-VLCN), the only airworthy bomber of a fleet of 134 Vulcan V bombers operaageed by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984....
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Russia reactivates military airfield in the Arctic Region after 20 years
Earlier in October, Putin stated strongly that Russia would never “surrender” its Arctic area. Indeed, Temp airfield located on Kotelny Island, the largest of Russian islands in Novosiberian region, is...
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[Photo] When US Navy F-4 Phantom jets met Soviet Tu-95 Bear bombers
Close encounters between U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom fighter jets and Soviet Tu-95 Bear bombers were frequent in the skies near aircraft carriers around the world. A collection of shots taken by the U.S....
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Impressive images of a Syrian attack plane firing rockets at ground target
Taken on Nov. 30, the following images show a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-23ML using B-8 pods to fire rockets to ground targets located at Jabal Azzawiyah, Idleb province, Syria. Such pods are used to...
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[Infographic] Next-gen Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet takes to the skies
The first Eurofighter Typhoon of the so-called Tranche 3 standard, has started its flight tests at BAE Warton, UK. Tranche 3 is the latest version of the Typhoon which embedded hundreds of...
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Can you spot the second plane flying fast at very low altitude through the...
The following video, shared on Flickr by renowned photographer and pilot Paul Heasman, shows two RAF’s BAE Hawk T2 trainers flying through the Ogwen valley in North Wales en-route to RAF Valley after a...
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[Video] Assad Regime’s Mohajer 2 UAV reappears over Damascus
A couple of days ago, two Yasir drones were shot down (or crashed) in Syria. The made-in-Iran UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) based on the American ScanEagle is just the latest addition to the Syrian...
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Helicopter creates rain of flares at dusk to fight winter depression in Denmark
The Royal Danish Air Force operates a fleet of six EH-101 Merlin (military version of the AgustaWestland AW.101) helicopters, for Search And Rescue tasks. Even if it may have just been a joke,...
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How the Mig-31 repelled the SR-71 Blackbird from Soviet skies
Even if no SR-71 was lost due to hostile actions during the entire Blackbird career, the Mach 3+ capable spyplane faced an adversary that could effectively intercept it: the MiG-31 Foxhound. The SR-71...
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Russia deploys radar able to track military jets across whole of eastern Europe
A radar that is able to track targets at ranges of over 3,000 km has been activated within the Russian air defense system on Dec. 2, 2013. The Kolkino radar station, using the first modernized 29B6...
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Cessna’s Scorpion low cost tactical jet makes first flight
Textron has announced that Cessna Aircraft Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft has conducted its maiden flight on Dec 12. The aircraft took off from McConnell...
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[Photo] First F-35 sporting “LF” tail code for Luke Air Force Base
Not only is it the 100th F-35, but it’s also the first aircraft bound to Luke Air Force Base, near Phoenix Arizona, the airbase chosen by the U.S. Air Force for the international F-35 pilot training....
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[Photo] Man-carrying pod used on U.S. P-38 Lightning during WWII
Exint pods, man-carrying pods used to insert or exifiltrate special forces or wounded soldiers were not only tested British Harriers and AH-64 Apache and certified for Israeli AH-1 Cobra attack...
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