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Military Aviation

Russian Tu-214R intelligence gathering plane exposed! First photo of the new spyplane during test flight lands on the Web.

Evgeny Volkov is the name of the photographer who took the first picture of a flying Russian Tu-214R known to date. The image Evgeny has uploaded to the Russianplanes.net portal,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2012
F-35

First F-35A sporting 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron lettering and "OT" tail code, spotted at NAS Forth Worth JRB

The following image, taken on May 17, shows the first flight of F-35A AF-17 at NAS Fort Worth JRB (Joint Reserve Base), with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2012
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. In two interesting pictures.

On May 23, 2012,  Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, hosted the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air Force Academy class of 2012. The event had a certain media coverage because,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2012
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[Infographic] U.S. new raids, drone attacks target review process

The Associated Press has recently published the first detailed description of the once classified military's review process for choosing terror leaders to be added to the capture or kill list.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2012
Aviation Safety

Russian An-30 spyplane crashes in Czech Republic during Open Skies mission

On May 23, at 11.50 LT, a Russian Air Force An-30B (registration 04 black) took fire after skidding off the runway on landing at the Czech air force base in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2012

GoPro Video: Queen's Diamond Jubilee flypast as seen from inside a 27-plane formation!

On Saturday May 19, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her first 60 years as monarch. A flypast saw over 80 aircraft belonging to the British air arms, overflying Windsor castle: among…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 23, 2012
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