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Raw footage from Yom Kippur War shows Israeli F-4 Phantom Shoot Down Egyptian...

An amazing footage from 41 years ago shows a dogfight between an Israeli Phantom and an Egyptian Mig.This clip, part of the documentary “Israel: A Home Movie” was filmed by Moshe Shargal who recalls...

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Photo shows Greek F-4 Phantom drop 12 bombs in Vietnam-style attack during...

If you thought modern combat planes use only a handful of Laser Guided Bombs you were wrong.On Oct. 2, several assets belonging to the Hellenic Armed Forces attended the final phase of the national...

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Join the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team on a night skydive

Here’s an interesting video of the the U.S Army Parachute Team “Golden Knights” Gold Team during a night skydive event at the 2014 Oregon International Air Show.Nicknamed and commonly known as the...

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War in the Web 2.0 era: how Air Forces deal (or don’t) with Internet-based...

During Libya air war, you could track Canadian tankers circling over the Mediterranean Sea while they refueled allied planes heading to bomb Gaddafi. Three years later, nothing has...

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[Video] U.S. Marine Corps Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and (armed) Harrier...

Marines AV-8B Harrier jet and MV-22 Osprey aircraft from USS Bataan get refueled by KC-130s from Sigonella airbase.The following video shows fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial refueling exercise,...

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Spectacular Photo of U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with the...

A quite unusual photo caught a U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s CV-22 Osprey with the full moon in the background.Taken close to RAF Mildenhall, UK, on Oct. 7, 2014, by Gary Chadwick, the...

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Singapore’s F-16s and F-15SGs at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag 14-3

Among the aircraft deployed to Nellis Air Force Base for the Red Flag 14-3 last summer, were the Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SGs, and F-16s. All painted with various special designs on the...

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Operation Allied Force: B-52 Stratofortress bombers involvement in the Air...

The little but decisive role played by B-52s during Kosovo crisis.The iconic U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, symbol of the U.S. nuclear deterrence, has taken part in all the wars...

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Video shows what aerial combat looks like from aboard a Bulgarian Mig-29 Fulcrum

Rare footage shot from the cockpit of a Bulgarian Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum during a mock dogfight.On Oct. 11, the Bulgarian Air Force celebrated its 102nd anniversary with an air show at Sofia. One of...

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Photo proves Libyan Mig-21s (not Egyptian aircraft) have conducted air...

A photo, reportedly taken in Benghazi a couple of days ago, could prove it’s not the Egyptian Air Force but the Libyan Air Force conducting air strikes in the country.On Oct. 16, some media outlets...

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Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner loses radio contact gets intercepted by...

A Boeing 787 was intercepted by the Italian Air Force after experiencing loss of radio contact with the Air Traffic ControlA Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flying between Delhi and Rome as Air India AIC123...

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This may be the first video to show an ISIS jet in flight in Syria

A video, filmed in central Syria today allegedly shows the first ISIS jet in flight.In the last few days, several media outlets reported the news that the Islamic State has started combat operations...

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[Photo] Armed Czech JAS-39 Gripen jets deploy to Iceland for NATO Air...

Here are the first photos of the Czech Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter planes deploying to Iceland to undertake Icelandic Air Policing duty.The Czech Air Force has deployed five of its JAS-39 Gripen...

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Sweden has released a photo of the mysterious foreign vessel in Stockholm’s...

Sweden is investigating a mysterious, foreign underwater activity in the Stockholm’s archipelago.On Oct. 19, Sweden Ministry of Defense released a grainy photo of a vessel in waters less than 30 miles...

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North Korea’s Mig-29 Fulcrum jets getting new paint scheme

Photos of a North Korean Mig-29 operating from a highway shows the Fulcrum with a brand new color scheme.A series of images released by North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) show Pyongyang’s leader...

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[Photo] F/A-18E lands on USS Nimitz with SLAM-ER stand-off missile

An interesting shot, shows a Super Hornet land on aircraft carrier with an AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response weapon.This image shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the Strike...

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U.S. Air Force pilot reaches 9,000 flying hours on the B-52 Stratofortress...

A U.S. Air Force pilot has celebrated 9,000 flying hours on the B-52.Lt. Col. Steve Smith, with 93rd Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has the most flying hours in the B-52...

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Photo shows F-35 SOM-J Air-Launched Cruise Missile separation tests in wind...

Turkish air-launched cruise missile is being tested for integration on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.SOM (Stand-Off Missile) is a high precision cruise missile, developed since 2006 and unveiled for...

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NATO jets, including Canadian Hornets, scrambled twice in two days to...

NATO QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) jets scrambled twice in two days to intercept Russian military aircraftThe Il-20 is the most frequent Russian Air Force aircraft intercepted by NATO fighter jets in the...

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“Soviet mission markings” on a U.S. RC-135U spyplane used to monitor the...

Some interesting markings were noticed on the fuselage of a U.S. surveillance plane at RAF Mildenhall, in the UK. The reason behind them, is (somehow) unknown.Traditionally, fighter jets that scored an...

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