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Military Aviation

The impressive sight of the Blue Angels flyover at the NCAA Army-Navy game

On Dec. 14, 2013, the kickoff of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between the U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) and the U.S. Military Academy (Army) at Lincoln Financial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2013
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Here’s another stunning selfie taken from the backseat of an F-16

This selfie was taken during an air-to-air refueling sortie involving F-16 and F-22 Raptor aircraft back in 2009 but it was recently uploaded on the New Jersey ANG Facebook page.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2013
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Mirage 2000N nuclear strike aircraft cockpit footage

The following video will bring you aboard French Air Force Mirage 2000Ns on missions conducted over France and UK, during a recent Exercise Joint Warrior when the French aircraft flew…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2013
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Video of Cessna’s low cost Scorpion Tactical Jet’s first successful flight

On Dec. 12, Cessna's Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft made its first flight from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas. A new video, released by Textron, shows the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2013
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[Photo] Man-carrying pod used on U.S. P-38 Lightning during WWII

Exint pods, man-carrying pods used to insert or exifiltrate special forces or wounded soldiers were not only tested British Harriers and AH-64 Apache and certified for Israeli AH-1 Cobra attack…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2013
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[Photo] First F-35 sporting “LF” tail code for Luke Air Force Base

Not only is it the 100th F-35, but it’s also the first aircraft bound to Luke Air Force Base, near Phoenix Arizona, the airbase chosen by the U.S. Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2013
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