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What’s this Pod Carried by a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone in Afghanistan?
An interesting picture, shared by the U.S. Air Force, shows a Reaper UAS (Unmanned Air System) on the ground at Kandahar airbase, with two interesting pods. The image in this post (that we’ve edited to...
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Poland wants new Attack Helicopters to replace Mi-24 Hind gunships. Soon.
Poland has changed its priorities regarding acquisition of the helicopters. The general-purpose combat helicopter was to be the first purchase of the Polish Armed Forces, but now the weight has been...
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Six U.S. Army helicopters make an unplanned landing in a rapeseed field in...
Six U.S. Army helicopters have made an impromptu landing in Poland On Sept. 10, six U.S. Army choppers landed in the middle of a rapeseed field near Gruta, Poland. Since the pilots did not know their...
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[Video] Ten of the most dangerous carrier deck mishaps
Take off and landing from an aircraft carrier can be extremely dangerous. Even if they are extremely important to project power across the globe, aircraft carriers and their flight decks are among the...
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The U.S. forces that could be used to strike ISIS in Iraq and Syria
It won’t be easy to strike all ISIS positions in Syria and Iraq. But the U.S. has already amassed several “useful” weapons systems in the region. Last year, when the U.S. (and France) seemed to be...
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Top Gun over the desert: All the fancy aircraft of Naval Fighter Weapons...
Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada is the United States Navy’s most important air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility, home of the Top Gun course. Here’s an overview of the colorful aircraft...
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German Tornado drops ordnance on bomb range in Sardinia sparking fire (and...
A limited fire inside a bomb range in Italy sparked anti-militarist protest in Sardinia, Italy. But, as usual, in spite of debate, many want the Armed Forces to remain on the island. On Sept. 4, an...
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Here’s another epic series of F-16 cockpit GoPro videos
The Portuguese Air Force has released some really interesting footage. Including a segment recorded during a dogfight with a Polish Mig-29. The following videos show the F-16 jets of the Portuguese Air...
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[Video] First flight of a new Iraqi Army Mi-28 gunship helicopter at Baghdad
The Iraqi Army test flying their brand new Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunter helicopters. The first of three Mi-28NE gunships delivered to Iraq has been assembled and already performed a test flight. Indeed,...
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Following bomb threat two Italian Typhoon jets perform supersonic scramble to...
Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoon in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) were scrambled to intercept and escort MEA214 flight that reported a bomb threat aboard. Two loud sonic booms were heard at around 1.45PM...
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Extremely clear footage of Syrian Su-24 Fencer attack plane over Idlib
Clear footage of a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer in action over northwestern Syria The Syrian Arab Air Force was believed to count on 20 Su-24 Fencer aircraft at the beginning of the uprising. The aircraft,...
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How an Israeli F-15 Eagle managed to land with one wing
The famous episode when an Israeli Air Force F-15 was able to land with one wing. The F-15 is not only a famous MiG Killer. The legendary Eagle is also a very robust aircraft, that can survive some...
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Video of DC-10 Supertanker’s fire retardant drop on a mountain
DC10 Air Tanker fighting a fire on a mountain A cool video shows the DC10 Air Tanker (known as “Supertanker”) performing a nose dive (and subsequent high-G load pull-up) to drop fire retardant over a...
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[Photo] French Rafale jets conduct first reconnaissance mission over Iraq
Two Rafale have already flown over Iraq to perform reconnaissance missions over ISIS targets. Two French Air Force Rafale jets, deployed to Al Dhafra airbase, in UAE, conducted France’s first...
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Danish F-16 fighter pilot grows a mustache to honor a legendary U.S. Air...
An F-16 fighter pilot grew a bulletproof mustache to honor a great fighter pilot and became Robin Olds’s look-alike. Thomas “MET” Kristensen is a combat pilot of the Royal Danish Air Force. Even though...
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[Video] Buzzed by U.S. F/A-18 jets in the Death Valley
The American “Mach Loop” is on the Death Valley Beware: video contains strong language There is a series of spotting places in Wales, UK, that aviation enthusiasts have nicknamed the “Mach Loop” after...
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We have visited California Firefighting Hub: San Bernardino Airtanker Base
We have visited the Airtanker Firefighting Hub in California. Located on the former grounds of Norton Air Force Base, closed under the BRAC (Base Realignment And Closure) proceedings in the early...
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F-15 Eagle vs CF-18 Hornet vs F-16 Fighting Falcon: a pilot’s perspective
Although they are two different airframes, the F-15 and the F-18 have similar avionics, as you can read in the following interesting story released by an experienced Eagle driver. Disclaimer: the story...
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Two Russian attack planes intentionally violated the Swedish airspace to...
Two Russian Air Force Su-24 Fencer attack jets violated the Swedish airspace to probe the Swedish Air Force readiness. On Sept. 17, two Russian Su-24 Fencer combat planes intentionally violated...
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This is how a Reaper drone is deployed to Afghanistan. In Kit Form.
Did you know RAF delivered its five Reaper UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) as if they were model kits? The Royal Air Force has just deployed five more MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft that have...
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