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Military Aviation

U.S. F-15 pilots with GoPro cameras: One of the Best Cockpit Videos Ever

Aerial combat, pattern activity, low level flying in Alaska and Middle East by U.S. Air Force F-15 pilots with GoPro cameras. The 67th Fighter Squadron, known as the "Fighting Cocks",…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2014
Military Aviation

High Speed Camera’s photo shows of Astra Beyond Visual Range missile moments after separation from Su-30MKI

A new BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) was successfully test-fired from an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI. On May 4, an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI successfully…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 4, 2014
Military Aviation

Did a U-2 Spyplane Trigger a Software Glitch that froze Los Angeles Air Traffic Control computers?

A U-2 Dragon Lady flying at very high altitude may be the cause of a service disruption at Los Angeles Air Control Center that caused delays and cancellations across the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] U.S. F-22 Raptors refuel from KC-135 over the Persian Gulf

U.S. F-22 stealth jets deployed in the Gulf take fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. In order to keep their radar invisibility, U.S. F-22 Raptor multirole jets operating from Al Dhafra,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2014
Military Aviation

Cope India: when India’s Russian jets achieved a surprising 9:1 kill ratio against U.S. F-15s

According to Indian media an air exercise held ten years ago "highlighted the innovativeness of Indian fighter pilots, the impact of Russian jets and the potentially fatal limitations in USAF…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2014
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Two Ukrainian Gunship helicopters shot down by MANPADS in Eastern Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Armed Forces Mi-24 helicopters shot down in Donetsk Oblst. According to the Ukrainian authorities, two Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopters were shot down by "unknown persons by means of man-portable air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2014
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