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Nice air-to-air image of Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber intercepted off UK by RAF...

The RAF has released some cool images of the long-range Russian Tu-95 aircraft intercepted off northern UK earlier this week. On Apr. 23, two RAF Typhoons from RAF Leuchars, intercepted and escorted...

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In Car Dash camera captures Taiwanese AH-64E crash into residential building

In-car camera captured the last moments of an AH-64E Apache helicopter which crashed into a residential builiding in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. On Apr. 25, at 10.05LT, a Republic of China Army Aviation...

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Putin’s Doomsday Plane circling near Finland for third day in a row as he...

A Russian Tu-214R Special Mission Aircraft has been operating quite close to Finland’s airspace for the last days. A Tupolev Tu-214SR, used as a communication relay aircraft often dispatched by the...

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Close up video of the British Stealth Pole Model

Here’s an interesting video of the full size model of the BAE Replica mounted on a pole at BAe Warton facility, in the UK. On Feb. 18, a full size model of the BAe Replica, a British stealth aircraft...

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How the Israelis got their hands on an Iraqi Mig-21 Fishbed

A 007-style of mission to capture a Mig-21 in the 1960s. Built in more than 11,000 examples and acquired by countless countries around the globe, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 was introduced in several...

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U.S. Air Force F-15C jets intercept Russian spyplane over the Baltic

U.S. F-15Cs performing Baltics Air Policing were scrambled on Monday to intercept a Russian Il-20. According to the Latvia’s Military, the U.S. Air Force F-15C deployed to Šiauliai, Lithuania, to...

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French Rafale jets deploy to Poland (without the markings of the unit which...

Four French Air Force Rafales have deployed to Poland. The aircraft don’t sport the traditional tail markings and the reason may be their unit fough alongside the Soviets in WWII. At 09.40 GMT, four...

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Six Canadian CF-18 Hornet jets are deploying to Eastern Europe in response to...

As part of Canada’s commitment to the NATO, the government of PM Harper decided to dispatch six Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet jets to Eastern Europe. On Apr. 29, six RCAF Hornets belonging to...

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U.S. KC-135 refuels Moroccan F-16 Block 52 jets during Aeroexpo Marrakech

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from 191st Air Refueling Squadron from Salt Lake City, Utah, took part at the 2014 Aeroexpo Marrakech Trade Show in Morocco. And refueled some Royal Moroccan Air...

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All the aircraft types involved in the MH370 air search in one photo

Search by air for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has been called off. Most (if not all) the aircraft tupes that undertook visual search from Australia, were grouped for a farewell picture....

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Stunning Photo of U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle jets during Baltic Air Policing...

48th Air Expeditionary Group has just handed over the task of Baltic Airspace air defense to the Polish and UK air policing detachments. On Apr. 30, the U.S. Air Force in Europe handed over the Baltic...

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs perform unimproved surface landings in Nevada

It is a phenomenal capability for a fixed wing attack jet to have. And, obviously, A-10 Warthog has it. Few weeks ago we published an interesting image showing an A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter...

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Two Ukrainian Gunship helicopters shot down by MANPADS in Eastern Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Armed Forces Mi-24 helicopters shot down in Donetsk Oblst. According to the Ukrainian authorities, two Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopters were shot down by “unknown persons by means of...

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Cope India: when India’s Russian jets achieved a surprising 9:1 kill ratio...

According to Indian media an air exercise held ten years ago “highlighted the innovativeness of Indian fighter pilots, the impact of Russian jets and the potentially fatal limitations in USAF pilot...

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[Photo] U.S. F-22 Raptors refuel from KC-135 over the Persian Gulf

U.S. F-22 stealth jets deployed in the Gulf take fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. In order to keep their radar invisibility, U.S. F-22 Raptor multirole jets operating from Al Dhafra, UAE, fly their...

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Did a U-2 Spyplane Trigger a Software Glitch that froze Los Angeles Air...

A U-2 Dragon Lady flying at very high altitude may be the cause of a service disruption at Los Angeles Air Control Center that caused delays and cancellations across the U.S. But, aren’t these aircraft...

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High Speed Camera’s photo shows of Astra Beyond Visual Range missile moments...

A new BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) was successfully test-fired from an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI. On May 4, an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI successfully test-fired an...

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U.S. F-15 pilots with GoPro cameras: One of the Best Cockpit Videos Ever

Aerial combat, pattern activity, low level flying in Alaska and Middle East by U.S. Air Force F-15 pilots with GoPro cameras. The 67th Fighter Squadron, known as the “Fighting Cocks”, operates from...

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Russian bombers fly off California and around U.S. Pacific base at Guam

As U.S. and NATO planes gather around Ukraine, long range air activity by Russian bombers in the Pacific is increasing and concerning. Russian activity in Crimea has been accompanied by an increased...

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[Video] F/A-18B Hornet jets take off in 30 – 40 knot crosswind

Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet jets take off in 30 – 40 knot crosswind from Illawarra Regional Airport in Australia Filmed at Wing Over Illawarra airshow 2014, at Illawarra Regional...

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