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Military Aviation

Video shows how difficult Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling can be

The following video depicts two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters refueling from an HC-130J Combat King II during Ex. Angel Thunder 2013. Watch the helicopters blades coming dangerously close to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2013
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North Korean propaganda video shows nuclear attack on the United States

Even if it is not believed to be able to conduct such a daring attack (as it neither owns missiles capable to reach Continental U.S.), North Korea believes it can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2013
North Korea

Weather will not affect North Korea’s missile launch if Pyongyang decides to conduct one today

Although they have already begun celebrating it in the past few days, North Koreans consider April 15,  birthday of Kim's grandfather, Kim Il Sung, the most important of national holidays.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 14, 2013
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Russia working on a new long range interceptor to replace the Mig-31 Foxhound

During Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev's conference, during which information on PAK-DA bomber was relased to the public, the Air Force Commander also mentioned that Russia has started working on MiG-31…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 14, 2013
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This is as close to flying a MiG-29 as you can get without actually flying it!

Here are two videos showing a transfer and operations of Polish MiG-29's during the Baltic Air Policing mission which is a NATO initiative of conducting air monitoring of the Baltic…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 13, 2013
Military Aviation

Here’s Russia’s (badass) next-generation stealth strategic bomber

This last week has been pretty hectic in terms of next generation concepts: Boeing unveiled the updated version of the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept, Lockheed Martin's Skunk  Works released a new…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2013
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