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Military Aviation

[Video] F-15E Strike Eagles refuel from KC-135 tanker over the Persian Gulf

A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles of the 366th Fighter Wing deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 340th Expeditionary…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 13, 2013
F-35

RAF pilot performs first UK takeoff of F-35B Lightning at sea

Beginning in 2018, according to the current schedule, the F-35B, the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter, will operate from Royal Navy's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 13, 2013
Russia

Exclusive: Close encounter with “Ivan”, as seen from inside the Russian spyplane!

Close encounters between Russian strategic bombers, spyplanes and Western fighter jets scrambled to intercept them have been quite frequent since the Cold War. Every month or so, a new image…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2013
Military Aviation

[Photo] Twenty-two cargo planes commemorate 9-11 anniversary with an impressive “Elephant Walk”

It took over 36 minutes for all the 22-aircraft involved in the "freedom launch" that took place at Travis AFB, California, on Sept. 11, 2013, to take off. Seven C-17…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2013
Weapons

B-1 Lancer bomber launches first prototype of new Stealth Long Range Anti-Ship Missile

The brand new LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) based on the AGM-158 JASSM-ER (Extended Range) missile was successfully tested at the Point Mugu range, in California, recently The prototype of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Is this futuristic jet the replacement for the Polish Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter?

During the recent  Kielce Defense Fair, the Polish Air Force Technical Institute (ITWL - Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych) has announced that it continues to work on the Grot-2 airplane. The…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 11, 2013
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