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Military Aviation

Italian Typhoons train with Bulgarian Mig-29s. Will Eurofighters replace local Fulcrums?

For two days, beginning on Oct. 21, two Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets belonging to the Italian Air Force deployed for the first time ever to Graf Ignatievo in Bulgaria. Belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 1, 2013
Syria

[Video] This is what being in the trajectory of a bomb dropped by a Syrian attack plane looks like

In a previous post we have seen a cameraman receiving a direct hit from a tank shell. Even if this is less spectacular so to say, this video is interesting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2013
Special Operations

Airborne Assault (how it looks like if you are not wearing Night Vision Goggles)

Pilots routinely wear Night Vision Goggles that can virtually turn night into day (more or less...). But even soldiers and Special Operations teams use them (U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2013
F-35

F-35 makes a step towards operational status with first guided weapon drop test

Even if the bomb used in the test did not contain any explosive, the F-35 test team made a new step towards operational status by conducting the program’s first guided…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 30, 2013
Syria

[Video] This is what taking a direct tank shell hit looks like!

A-10 Warthogs' specialty is killing enemy tanks. For this reason they are U.S. soldiers favorite planes when it deals with calling for air support in Afghanistan. An A-10 with a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 30, 2013
Military Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon Enhancement Program delivers robust simultaneous multi-/swing-role capability

Top image shows Eurofighter IPA (instrumented production aircraft) 7 flying over Cassidian´s Military Air Systems Center in Manching with an impressive payload: Laser Designator Pod, two Supersonic Fuel Tanks, two…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 30, 2013
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