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Israeli drone spotted over Gaza with new, unknown (firing?) pod
Even if it may seem to be a standard drone carrying two long range tanks, the Hermes photographed over Gaza in the last days carry an unknown type of pod. A firing pod according to our source An...
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[Photo] KFOR Multinational Multi-Helicopter formation over Kosovo
Eight combat helicopters belonging to four different air arms have taken part in a multinational mission over Kosovo. And here are some interesting shots. The pictures in this article were taken on...
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What’s this helicopter hidden below a protective covering spotted near...
What’s the type of helicopter hidden below a protective cover? A reader sent us this photo he took from his car of a helicopter being moved on trailer not far from Sikorsky plant in Stratford. Here’s...
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“U.S. spyplane violated Swedish airspace to escape interception by Russian jets”
A U.S. RC-135 Rivet Joint violated the Swedish airspace recently in an (unconfirmed) attempt to escape interception by Russian fighter jets, Swedish media outlet says. According to DN.se, on Jul. 18,...
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Ukrainian Soviet-era mini-space shuttle shaped drone captured by pro-Russia...
An interesting reconnaissance drone was captured, almost intact, by the pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine. Along with the Su-25, Su-27 and Mil Mi-24, the Ukrainian Air Force is operating its fleet of...
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How the U.S. F-15s intercepted Russian Bear bombers in the GIUK Gap: tensions...
The tight gap between Greenland Iceland and the UK (“GIUK Gap”) was once the main “highway” used by Soviet bombers and maritime reconnaissance aircraft flying to Cuba, monitoring NATO maritime...
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Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum evacuated from Crimea, back to operational status
Ukrainian Air Force combat planes stored in the peninsula were redeployed to airbases in mainland Ukraine when Crimea was invaded. Including a Mig-29 that is now back to flight status. When Russian...
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Israeli Hermes drone over Gaza with dorsal satellite antenna
A new image coming from Gaza shows an Israeli Hermes UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) carrying two (still unknown) pods and dorsal antenna. Taken over Gaza City on Aug. 3 by AP’s Dusan Vranic, the photo...
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[Photo] Croatian Mig-21 experiencing engine fire moments before crashing
Impressive photo shows Croatian Air Force Mig-21 about to crash following engine failure. On Aug. 5, at around 2:47 PM LT, a Croatian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed “121″ crashed in an...
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“I was sitting on top of a flying A-6” The story of a lucky Intruder crew...
This things happen once every some million flights. The KA-6D was a tanker version of the A-6 attack aircraft obtained by converting existing Intruder airframes: radar and bombing equipment were...
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The story of the pilot who flew the North American X-15 experimental rocket...
Designed to study the problems of hypersonic flight, the North American X-15, carrying only 90 seconds worth of fuel could reach Mach 5+ and altitudes between 100K and 300K feet. The North American...
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This photo shows how F-22s get rid of external fuel tanks to achieve full...
This is how an F-22 Raptor becomes (completely) stealth. Even if it has internal weapons bays, the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter plane relies on unstealthy fuel tanks when it needs to increase its range....
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[Photo] Aboard USS George H.W. Bush: the aircraft carrier that launched first...
These are some action shots from the only photographer to have been on USS George H.W. Bush out in the Gulf few days before it launched the first airstrikes against ISIS positions in Iraq. On Aug. 8,...
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With U.S. airstrikes in progress airspace over Iraq has been closed to...
One of the busiest commercial routes went over Iraq. Until it was closed because of the U.S. air strikes against ISIS positions. Even if the situation in Iraq was already quite difficult, with Iraqi...
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F-16 pilot takes selfie during Arctic surveillance training mission over...
Royal Danish Air Force F-16 planes have deployed to Greenland to undertake an Arctic mission. Fortunately, Danish pilots took their GoPro cameras aboard. According to the Flyvevåbnet (Royal Danish Air...
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Pilots explain how Navy’s F-4 Phantoms intercepted Soviet Bombers near U.S....
Developed as interceptor to protect U.S. Navy’s Carrier Battle Groups (CVBG), the F-4 had frequent close encounters with Soviet Tu-95 and Tu-16 bombers near aircraft carriers around the world U.S. Navy...
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Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2014-2: Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Spain and the UK...
Attracting an increasing number of foreign air arms, Anatolian Eagle has become a high-tech exercise that gives participating units the opportunity to assess their capabilities and readiness for war,...
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Breathtaking photo as F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot seemingly activates...
An amazing shot from a Super Hornet fighter pilot This photo was taken by an F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot with the U.S. Navy’s Strike-Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27) “Royal Maces” during a night gun strafe...
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Focus on Eurofighter Typhoons’ role in Exercise Anatolian Eagle in Turkey
Twelve Eurofighter Typhoons belonging to the Royal Air Force and the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) took part in the international edition of Anatolian Eagle, from June 9 – 20 at Konya airbase,...
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U.S. airborne communication plane could be tracked on the Web for 9 hours...
At least seven Taliban militants were killed following a NATO air raid Afghanistan. Noteworthy, a sign of the developing operation may have been a U.S. Air Force E-11A BACN plane orbiting over...
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