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Barksdale’s B-52 to get the first woman commander of a combat Bomber Wing ever
2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base to get first woman commander of a combat bomber wing in the next weeks. Even if it has not been officially confirmed, according to the Times Col. Kristin E....
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Rare NC-135W test bed for the Rivet Joint RC-135 spyplanes on a quick tour to...
The rare NC-135W tail number 61-2666 deployed to Souda Bay, Crete, for a week. The NC-135W is a test-bed belonging to the 645th MATS (Material Squadron) Det. 2 AFMC (Air Force Material Command) used by...
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[Photo] French Rafale damages Refueling Probe while taking fuel from U.S....
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 and French Rafale involved in an mid-air emergency over Mali. Taken from a 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) KC-135 Stratotanker during what seemed to be (at least until then) a...
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[Photo] F-35 Integrated Test Force’s JSF in Formation with RAF Typhoons
A mixed F-35 Lightning II Eurofighter Typhoon formation could be more frequent in the future. This image was taken on Apr. 4, 2014, near Edwards Air Force Base, California. It shows, an F-35 of the...
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Russian Aircraft Carrier in the vicinity? Royal Netherlands Navy had no ships...
Russia’s only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passed through the English Channel recently. But the Dutch Navy had no ships available for escort duties. In spite of a commitment to the NATO alliance,...
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Improved Gray Eagle drone flies for +36 hours with SIGINT pod AND two...
General Atomics’s Improved Gray Eagle can perform SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) and attack during the same mission. As if those already available weren’t enough, drones now embed more capabilities....
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China’s Su-27 Flankers intercept Japanese aircraft for the first time
Two Japanese aircraft flying over the East China Sea have been intercepted by People’s Liberation Army Air Force Su-27 Flanker jets for the first time. According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, a...
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Huge RQ-4 Global Hawk drone arrives in Japan for the first time ever
For the first time ever, a huge Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk drone touched down in Japan. On May 4, the first U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted system arrived at Misawa Air Base,...
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[Photo] Tidal Wave of Sand and Dust approaching Camp Bastion in Afghanistan
An interesting image of Camp Bastion eerily still as a sandstorm approaches one of the main strategic bases in Afghanistan. As already explained, sandstorms move extremely fast and can completely...
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Impressive Videos of the Ukrainian Air Strikes on Donetsk
Ukrainian Air Force’s Gunships and Attack planes have been extensively involved in the offensive in Donetsk. On May 26, Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a military operation to regain control over the...
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[Video] U.S. Special Forces Hostage Rescue Demo in Downtown Tampa
This is how U.S. Special Forces would cope with a hostage rescue situation. On May 21, the United States Special forces performed a public demonstration of their tactics used in a hostage rescue...
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UK’s “brand new” RC-135W Rivet Joint spyplane takes to the skies
One of the three Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft UK is buying from the U.S. as part of the Airseeker program has been flown in UK airspace by an RAF aircrew for the first time. The RC-135W is one of...
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This is not a videogame but Rafale combat plane’s cockpit at dusk
If you were a Rafale pilot flying at sunset, you’d see this. Even if it isn’t as futuristic as the one you would find in the F-35 Lightning II (with full touch screens, HOTAS, voice activated commands,...
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NASA shows off Hi-Tech aircraft involved in Alternative Fuel Effects on...
NASA displayed an impressive array of hi-tech aircraft used in its Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS II) flight experiment during a media day for reporters from around...
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U.S. Global Hawk UAS flew from Italy to Norway during largest ever test of...
Huge Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) flew from Italy to Norway, during NATO trial dubbed Unified Vision 2014. A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, flew from its base at Sigonella, Italy, to...
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[Photo] Four thirsty F-15E Strike Eagles trail tanker during first female...
4th Fighter Wing’s F-15E Strike Eagle attack planes took part to first U.S. Air Force female fighter pilot’s final flight from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The image in this post was taken on May 29...
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The Italian Navy is testing a tiny Camcopter drone from its amphibious...
The Italian Navy is testing the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial System from the San Giusto amphibious warfare ship In April 2012, the tiny Camcopter S-100 became the first UAS ever to fly from...
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Video shows C-130s flying at very low altitude through the valleys during Red...
If you thought low level flying was only for fighter planes, you were wrong. Watch how maneuverable a C-130 can be during a Red Flag sortie. The following video shows a C-130H from the U.S. Air Force’s...
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Stunning image of two Russian T-50 stealth planes during weapon integration...
T-50 053 and 054 take off with external weapons during a test flight On May 20, Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System) program entered a...
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Inside Look at SpaceX Dragon V2, the first private spaceship to take...
This could be the spaceship used to carry U.S. astronauts to space and back in the future. At its California headquarters, SpaceX has unveiled the upgraded version of its Dragon spaceship that will be...
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