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[Photo] Red Arrows mark their 50th Aerobatic Season with special tail fin

Red Arrows turn 50 and get a celebrative paint job UK's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has just unveiled a new tail fin livery to mark their 50th Display Season.…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Italian and French jets escorted hijacked plane because Swiss AF was outside working hours

Italian Eurofighter Typhoons escorted the hijacked plane and handed over to the French Air Force because the Swiss Air Force was outside working hours. On Feb. 17, an Ethiopian Boeing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Two U.S. B-52 bombers drop live cluster bombs during unique night mission

U.S. has not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions hence B-52 Stratofortress bombers have to train with this kind of weapons. After spending some weeks training with (simulated) nuclear weapons,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
Information Security

Cyber Threats debut on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag

Maintainers counter cyber threats for first time at Nellis's Red Flag "Train as you fight, fight as you train" has always been Red Flag's motto. U.S. Air Force's main exercise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
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Propeller blades dangerously close to the hose: MV-22 Osprey refuels from KC-130

There is no room for error when an MV-22B Osprey has to be refueled mid-air. The following video shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with VMM-262 refueling from a KC-130J belonging to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
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Black Eagles team at Singapore 2014: behind the scenes video of the deployment

Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic display team "Black Eagles" was one of the highlights of the recent Singapore Airshow 2014. The 53rd Air Demonstration Group, nicknamed Black Eagles is,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2014
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