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Military Aviation

[Photo] Inside a U.S. C-130H during a night air cargo drop over Afghanistan

An air cargo drop mission can be quite demanding, especially if conducted at night. The thing becomes much more challenging when the flight takes place over the enemy territory where…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 12, 2013
Space

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch as seen from the International Space Station

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, who experienced a sort of Space Odyssey when his helmet filled with fluid during a recent spacewalk, has taken another interesting image from the International Space…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Watch Israeli Air Force warplanes perform aerial refueling during long-range air strike training

Carried out in the western Peloponnese and the Myrtoon Pelagos, the first of two exercises focusing on long-range air strike and cooperation between Israeli F-15s and F-16s and Greek aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 11, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

This is by far the best video of MiG-29K operations aboard aircraft carrier ever

The following video shows the MiG-29K naval Fulcrum operating aboard the new Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya. Actually, the "new" aircraft carrier dates back to 1987, when it operated under the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 11, 2013
Russia

Dash camera video shows Russian attack planes and helicopters at very low altitude over a highway. Again.

The Russian (and Eastern Europe) habit of having a camera in the car (a “dash cam”) results in interesting clips featuring insane stunts of Russian helicopter and fighter pilots. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 10, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

In the waters to the west of the Korean Peninsula….a U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier conducts routine activity

The image in this post shows an EA-18G Growler from the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 making an arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS George…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 10, 2013
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