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Military Aviation

[Photo] Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker heavily armed for Combat Air Patrol

First image of Su-27 Flanker fighter jet "armed to the teeth" to perform Combat Air Patrol following the Russian invasion of Crimea. An interesting image, showing a fully armed Ukrainian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] F-22 Raptor stealth fighter fires AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

You don't happen to see such photos too often. Most of the images you can find online showing a F-22 stealth fighter firing a missile either depict a Raptor prototype…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 2, 2014
China

Third Prototype of China’s Stealth Jet Makes Maiden Flight and Shows Improvements

Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet "2011" has eventually made its maiden flight. A composite image shows how different third prototype is from the the first one. The third prototype of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 2, 2014
Aviation

You can track the first helium balloons of Google Project Loon’s aerial wireless network

Helium balloons of the future network that should give Internet to everyone in the world fortunately use ADS-B. If you point your browser to Flightradar24.com and zoom off the coast…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 1, 2014
Helicopters

Syrian Air Force has “upgraded” its gunships: Mi-25 can drop double barrel bomb attack

Assad's choppers now capable to perform dual barrel bomb attacks. Footage released lately by SMART Syria news agency shows a Mil Mi-25 (the export version of the Soviet Mil Mi-24…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 1, 2014
Military Aviation

Belbek Airport in Sevastopol, Ukraine, taken over by “unknown” troops

There are reports that Belbek airport has been surrounded by an unknown militia. Although civilian flights were suspended in 2007, the airfield, currently guarded by unknown troops is known as…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 28, 2014
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