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Military Aviation

The Frecce Tricolori, world’s largest military aerobatic display team, to get new aircraft

Based at Rivolto, in NE Italy, the Frecce Tricolori is the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team, the world's largest one and the only that can claim credit for five…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 25, 2013
Aviation Safety

[Video] Insane low pass flyby of a C-130 Hercules in Antarctica

When it deals with crazy low altitude flying in front of the camera, Argentine Air Force pilots are among the most frequently featured. Their skills in this type of flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 24, 2013
Helicopters

New Sikorsky S-97 Raider similar to the mysterious Stealth “Osama Bin Laden raid” helicopter?

This week, Sikorsky is expected to start the assembly of the S-97 Raider helicopter prototype, Defense News reports. The helicopter, among the choppers pitched for the U.S. Army's Armed Aerial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 24, 2013
Helicopters

Dramatic video recorded from a MEDEVAC pilot helmet camera shows how a medal of honor was earned in Afghanistan

Filmed more than four years ago during a MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) in a valley in Afghanistan, the following video shows how Capt. Will Swenson of the U.S. Army earned the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 24, 2013
Drones

Crazy video from inside an unmanned F-16 during a supersonic test flight

Here's a really interesting video. It shows the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target's first flight on Sept. 19 from Tyndall Air Force base in Florida from a quite unusual perspective:…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 23, 2013
Drones

[Photo] First pilotless F-16 flies first remotely controlled mission at Tyndall Air Force Base

The first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flew on Sept. 19 at Tyndall Air Force base in Florida, demonstrating the next generation of combat training and testing. The aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 23, 2013
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