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China

Upgraded, third prototype of China’s stealth jet ready for maiden flight

J-20 Mighty Dragon "2011" has already completed hi-speed taxi tests. In the last few days, the extremely active Chinese aircraft enthusiasts have documented the ground activity of the third prototype…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2014
Iran

Iranian F-14 Tomcat in “splinter” color scheme appears at Isfahan Open Day

A domestically upgraded Iranian F-14 Tomcat wearing a three-tone Asian Minor II color scheme took part in the flying display. The photos in this post were taken last week at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2014
Military Aviation

Red Force exposed: Rare insight into Nellis Aggressors and their hunt for stealth planes

64th and 65th Aggressors Squadrons challenge allied aircrews in the same way enemies would do in a real war. The Aggressors have always been one of the highlights of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2014
Drones

[Video] Drone’s eye of the Kiev battlefield in Ukraine

Once again drones provide a unique view of a warzone. This time in Ukraine. As happened in June 2013, when UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) shot footage of the protests in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2014
Military History

Impressive, unedited footage shows preparation and nuking of Nagasaki

Raw video shows the final preparation and loading of the bomb, and the subsequent explosion on Nagasaki. This footage comes from Los Alamos National Laboratory. It was edited by Alex…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 20, 2014
Military Aviation

Poland to modernize its Cold War iconic Su-22 Fitter fighter bombers

Polish Air Force Su-22 Fitters will be modernized. According to the Polish Minister of National Defense Tomasz Siemioniak, who talk to media during his visit to Świdwin airbase, the iconic…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 20, 2014
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