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Photo: F-16 and F-15 pilots using sunshades attached to the canopy to keep the cockpit cooler during long range flights

The following pictures, were taken on Jul. 5 by Antonio Muñiz Zaragüeta. They show the arrival at Morón airbase, Spain, of six UAE Air Force four F-16E and two F-16F…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 6, 2012
Syria

Turkish Armed Forces release first images of the debris of the RF-4E Phantom downed by Syria

After announcing that the remains of the two missing aircrews were recovered from sea (that proved that the aircraft was not a drone), the Turkish Armed Forces released the first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 5, 2012
Military Aviation

The C-27J successfully performs air-to-air refueling from a Boeing KC-767A tanker

The following images show the first air-to-air refueling tests conducted by an Alenia Aermacchi C-27J with an Italian Air Force's Boeing KC-767A tanker. The testing campaign took place at Pratica…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 5, 2012

On board a C-130J during a 16-Ship Formation Flight: the largest formation of Super Hercules aircraft to date

The following interesting video (with radio chats) brings you on board a C-130J of the 40 Airlift Squadron, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, during the "largest" Super Hercules formation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 4, 2012
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Photo: Iran's brand new drones (including an Israeli UAV clone) exposed during recent wargames.

Some interesting screenshots, taken from a documentary about the Great Prophet 7 exercise held in Iran last week and sent to me by some visitors of the blog, expose several…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 4, 2012
Military Aviation

Libyan Air force to be re-equipped with Rafale and Typhoon multi-role fighters. And some U.S. planes too.

Quoting the Libyan Air Force Chief of Staff  Saqr Geroushi a recent article by the Libyan Herald reported that proposals have been drawn up to re-equip Tripoli's dilapidated fleet with a…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 4, 2012
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