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Military Aviation

[Video] French EC-725 Caracal combat helicopters refuel from Italian KC-130J

A stunning video shows HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) from several unusual points of view. From Apr. 7 to Apr. 11, 2014, the Eurocopter EC-725 Super Cougar ("Caracal") of the Escadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2014
Military Aviation

Air-to-Air image of RAF Typhoon Display Jet’s first flight with newly painted tail

The newly painted tail of the RAF Typhoon Display jet, from 29 Reserve (R) Squadron (Sqn) flew for the first time and accompanied by a Typhoon in the original design.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] NATO E-3 AWACS refueled over Eastern Europe by U.S. KC-135 tanker

KC-135 Stratotankers of the 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) from RAF Mildenhall are supporting NATO planes over Eastern Europe. There's a lot of aircraft currently operating over Romania and Poland,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
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Iranian UAV spotted over Syria could be a heavily modified drone (with Predator inputs)

A better look at the images of the Iranian drone emerged so far highlighted something interesting. New screenshots coming from Syria give a better view of the Shahed 129 spotted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
Military Aviation

This photo shows (badass) A-10 Warthog landing on a sand runway

Not all planes have undercarriages capable to sustain a landing on an unprepared runway. The A-10 is not among them. Although the reader who sent us this image was not…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
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Iranian Shahed 129 drone appears over Damascus

Footage filmed in Syria once again shows a made-in-Iran drone flying over Damascus. A “Shahed 129″, type of drone based on the Israeli Hermes 450 model or the Watchkeeper 450…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 10, 2014
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