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Ariane 5 Rocket, Meteor, and Milky Way in one stunning image

Can you spot the plume of a rising Ariane 5 rocket in this surreal panoramic photo? Taken on Feb. 7, the above image shows the Milky Way Galaxy, a fortuitous…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2014
Military Aviation

Poland selects Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master as advanced jet trainer

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 is the new jet trainer of the Polish Air Force. According to the Polish Ministry of National Defense the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master has been officialy selected…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 14, 2014
Military Aviation

Night Operations at Bagram Airfield: F-16s, A-10s unleashed over Afghanistan

F-16s, A-10s as well as MC-12s and C-5s Service deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, work around the clock, ensuring mission success 24 hours a day. Taken in the last days,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2014
Drones

Here is Pentagon’s Future Tilt-Rotor Drone

Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System will perform cargo resupply, CASEVAC and ISR missions According to Darpa "ARES is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight module designed to operate as an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2014
Aviation Safety

UK’s new Aerial Refueler grounded after Voyager plane plummets 2,000 feet

The incident involved one Royal Air Force's Airbus 330 tanker returning from Afghanistan. The UK's fleet of brand new "Voyager" aerial refuelers has been grounded after a tanker, bringing 181…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

That time an F-14 Tomcat pilot made a super low flyby on USS America

In 1988 a naval aviator performed a remarkable flyby with his F-14 Tomcat The stunning image in this post will probably remind our readers the famous scene of Top Gun…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 12, 2014
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