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[Video] Ukrainian Il-76 releases flares on take off from Donetsk
MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere. Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76...
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U.S. RC-135U spyplane and Russian Su-27 in one of the most dangerous aerial...
According to U.S. Defense officials, the one between a U.S. RC-135U and a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was something more than a routine intercept. The RC-135U is one of the most secretive U.S....
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That time a C-2 Greyhound nearly went overboard USS Nimitz
Landing on an aircraft carrier in rough seas can be quite dangerous On Oct. 9, 2001, a C-2A Greyhound COD (Carrier On board Delivery) plane carrying Argentine dignitaries aboard experienced a mishap...
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Photo comparison shows D-Day beaches as they were in 1944 and as they are today
RAF reconnaissance planes have taken shots of the D-Day beaches after 70 years. With today’s stand-off technology and higher resolutions. RAF Tornado GR4 jets from II (AC – Army Co-operation) Squadron...
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Three U.S. B-52 strategic bombers have deployed to the UK
Three B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford, UK, for a mini-deployment lasting two weeks. On Jun. 4, two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force...
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Typhoon with D-Day invasion stripes among Duxford D-Day Anniversary Airshow...
Here are some of the highlights of Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show. The first airshow of the season at Duxford celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Among the highlights of the...
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[Photo] How to move a watercraft U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation...
Maritime External Air Transportation System using a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook. Taken on May 21, in Moses Lake, Washington, the above image shows Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat...
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Eurofighter Typhoon in new, special Tiger Livery is freaking awesome
Ahead of the Tiger Meet later this month, Bavarian Tigers have unveiled the very first Eurofighter Typhoon in complete Tiger livery. NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) is an annual multinational exercise that...
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Taliban Video of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl exchange reveals several details about...
The video of the Taliban handing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl over to the US military in Afghanistan reveals the presence of several assets, including some spooky King Air 300s. Even if both parties had probably...
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Poland opens a new highway strip in southeast part of country
There are several highway strips in Poland. A new one, not far from Ukraine has just been established. According to TVN24, one of the most influential Polish TV stations, a part of A4 Highway received...
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Videos show Ukrainian surveillance plane shot down by MANPADS (and crew jump...
A Ukrainian AN-30 reconaissance plane was shot down by MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) in east Ukraine. On Jun. 6, a Ukrainian Air Force AN-30, believed to carry out surveillance missions was...
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Operation Opera: how 8 Israeli F-16s destroyed an Iraqi nuclear plant 33...
33 years ago, one of the most famous and dangerous long range attack mission in Israeli Air Force history. Israeli Air Force’s interest in the Lockheed Martin F-16 was born after the Yom Kippur War...
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Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have just arrived in UK for a quite unusual...
Using radio callsigns “Death 11″ and “Death 12″ two B-2s from Whiteman Air Force Base have arrived at RAF Fairford for short and rare deployment. Even if the U.S. Air Force has selected three bases for...
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[Photos & Video] Two U.S. B-2 Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford, UK
Two B-2 stealth bombers have arrived to RAF Fairford where they will remain for a short-term deployment. Here are some more images. As already reported, on Jun. 8 two B-2 Spirit bombers with the 509th...
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Video shows Iraqi Mi-35 gunships attack and destroy ISIS terrorists convoy
The Iraqi Army is using its new attack choppers to hunt terrorists around Samarra and Fallujah. The Iraqi Army operates around 40 Mi-35 gunship and Mi-28NE attack helicopters received from Russia...
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Selfie with Dreamliner: F-16 pilot takes self-portrait photo with Boeing 787...
Another selfie taken by a Dutch F-16 pilot flying alongside the first Dutch Boeing 787-8. Here’s an interesting series of selfies, taken by GoPro cameras, showing Arkefly airline’s first 787-8, the...
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Russia’s fifth generation PAK-FA prototype catches fire on landing
Russian T-50 fighter plane damaged on the ground. On Jun. 10, Russia’s 5th generation stealth fighter plane Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical...
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Photo from the cockpit: B-52 bomber drops a live stealthy Joint...
A live Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile was dropped by a B-52H during Combat Hammer exercise. The image in this post was taken on May 5, from the cockpit of a B-52H flying a sortie of an Air...
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Russia launches surprise war games in the Baltics alongside NATO drills
Moscow has deployed several assets to the Baltics to conduct exercise alongside NATO Saber Strike. Last week, the U.S. Air Force deployed three B-52 strategic bombers to RAF Fairford, in the UK, to...
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This is what refueling midair from a tanker inside thick clouds looks like
Photo taken from Rafale during refueling from KC-135 in a thick cloud layer. Aerial refueling is usually conducted in clear skies, outside clouds. Tankers adjust their racetrack to meet receivers where...
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