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North Korea fires shells, launches toy-like drones; South Korea responds with...

In the last few days, two low-cost, low-tech drones launched from North Korea crashed on South Korea’s territory. Last week North Korea fired about 100 shells across the Northern Limit Line. Seoul...

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Video shows Russian Mi-35 gunship helicopters ultra-low altitude flying over...

Russian attack helicopter pilots must be used to fly well below treetop altitude. The opening phase of the recent invasion of Crimea saw Russian gunships cross the Strait of Kerch at very low altitude....

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Helmet Camera lets you parachute into Baseball Stadium with Navy SEALs

The “Leap Frogs,” the Navy SEALs Parachute Team, jumped into Petco Park to celebrate the San Diego Padres’ home opening game. And here’s that jump from a special point of view. On Mar. 30, the Navy...

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[Photo] B-52 bomber welcomed by water cannons at Guam

A B-52H Stratofortress belonging to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is welcomed with a shower at Guam. The following image shows a B-52 taxiing through a clear water rinse system after landing at...

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MH370: Chinese ship detects pulse signal in Indian Ocean. How to never lose a...

A Chinese ship involved in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 in the Indian Ocean reportedly detected an underwater ping like those emitted by the aircraft black boxes. On Apr. 5, the...

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The most interesting Warplanes of the Iranian Air Force Open Day

Every year from Mar. 21 to Mar. 31 the regular Iranian Air Force holds an open house and exhibition similar to those one might see in North America or European nations. The Open Day of the Islamic...

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Frisian Flag 2014: European Air Arms train for multinational air campaigns...

From Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, 60 aircraft from eight different European countries will take part to NATO Exercise Frisian Flag 2014 whose purpose is to train for complex, multinational operations, like...

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More American fighter planes heading East: U.S. F-16s to be deployed to Romania

Washington ramps up its presence in Eastern Europe with more U.S. Air Force F-16 combat planes deploying to Romania. The U.S. is going to station more F-16 fighter jets to Romania, amind rising...

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[Video] U.S. F-15C jet fighter scrambles from Lithuanian airbase

U.S. F-15C Eagle jets belonging to the 48th Fighter Wing from RAF Lakenheath, UK, are providing NATO Air Policing in the Baltics Area. The following footage shows US F-15C pilots “scrambling” for...

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Size matters: two A-10s and a C-5 on the ramp at Westover Air Reserve Base

Two Warthogs caught on their parking spots in front of a C-5A Galaxy at Westover ARB, Massachusetts. Taken on Apr. 1, the photo was taken when as much as 16 A-10Cs (most probably 12 + four spares) from...

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Stunning, rare air-to-air image of the first Israeli Air Force C-130J in...

The first Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules (dubbed “Samson”) arrived at Nevatim air base. But on its way to its new airbase, it was welcomed by other IAF support aircraft for a fantastic and...

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F-22 Raptor stealth jets to get automatic backup oxygen systems to prevent...

More than 24 months since the last hypoxia-like incident occurred, the U.S. Air Force has decided to equip its F-22s with a backup oxygen system. The Raptor fleet will soon receive a brand new backup...

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Cessna’s Low Cost Scorpion Tactical Jet performs low speed interception of a...

Scorpion aircraft performed a low speed interception of a Cessna 182. Cessna’s parent company Textron Scorpion is a low cost Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft with a...

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Iranian Shahed 129 drone appears over Damascus

Footage filmed in Syria once again shows a made-in-Iran drone flying over Damascus. A “Shahed 129″, type of drone based on the Israeli Hermes 450 model or the Watchkeeper 450 model, but larger than...

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This photo shows (badass) A-10 Warthog landing on a sand runway

Not all planes have undercarriages capable to sustain a landing on an unprepared runway. The A-10 is not among them. Although the reader who sent us this image was not able to provide more details...

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Iranian UAV spotted over Syria could be a heavily modified drone (with...

A better look at the images of the Iranian drone emerged so far highlighted something interesting. New screenshots coming from Syria give a better view of the Shahed 129 spotted over Damascus on Apr....

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[Photo] NATO E-3 AWACS refueled over Eastern Europe by U.S. KC-135 tanker

KC-135 Stratotankers of the 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) from RAF Mildenhall are supporting NATO planes over Eastern Europe. There’s a lot of aircraft currently operating over Romania and Poland,...

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Air-to-Air image of RAF Typhoon Display Jet’s first flight with newly painted...

The newly painted tail of the RAF Typhoon Display jet, from 29 Reserve (R) Squadron (Sqn) flew for the first time and accompanied by a Typhoon in the original design. Royal Air Force (RAF) Coningsby in...

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[Video] French EC-725 Caracal combat helicopters refuel from Italian KC-130J

A stunning video shows HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) from several unusual points of view. From Apr. 7 to Apr. 11, 2014, the Eurocopter EC-725 Super Cougar (“Caracal”) of the Escadron...

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[Video] Scorpion Jet Mock Airborne Intercept of Cessna 182

Here’s the Scorpion Jet intercepting a Slow Mover in a SMI (Slow Mover Intercept) scenario. Cessna parent company Textron has released an interesting video showing  a Cessna 182 flying at 120 knots...

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