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Military Aviation

[Photo] Twenty five F-117 Stealth Jets flying together

The Lockheed F-117A, world’s first operational stealth aircraft and one of the most secret planes ever developed, only flew after darkness until its existence was publicly acknowledged in 1988. Then,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2013
Military Aviation

The cool “Splinter” paint scheme was inadvertently invented for U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets

"Splinter" paint schemes have become a distinguishing feature of U.S. Air Force Aggressors and later appeared on Iranian F-14s (under the name of Asian Minor II camouflage). The "splinter" pattern is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 13, 2013
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
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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
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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
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