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Belgian Air Force F-16s refueling from U.S. tanker over Afghanistan. With boom operator's audio (and some wasted fuel…)

After publishing the previous article about the aerial tanker’s “flying boom” here's another video taken during the same sortie, showing a U.S. KC-10 refueling a flight of two Belgian Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2012
Aviation

More about the NASA's WB-57F activity at Nellis AFB. Testing new BACN equipment prior to the next deployment to Afghanistan?

Following on the article published yesterday about the NASA’s (mysterious) WB-57F testing new sensors at Nellis AFB here below you can find a new picture, taken at Nellis on Feb. 1,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2012
Aviation

NASA's (mysterious) WB-57F testing new sensors at Nellis AFB?

NASA still operates the last two flying WB-57Fs, NASA 926 and 928 one configured for air sampling and the other for photography, radar and thermal recce. Both have been flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 10, 2012
Maritime Security

Diplomatic crisis between Italy and India worsens over jailed marines in anti-piracy task

Any Indian juridicial action “not fully in line with international law risks creating a dangerous precedent concerning international peace and anti-piracy missions; missions to which Indian military take part and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012
Iran

Artwork: Israeli F-15 strike on Tehran on Day 1 of the war on Iran’s nuclear program

Update Mar. 8, 2012, 19.00 GMT The following drawing, exclusively prepared by Al Clark for The Aviationist, shows how an attack by a formation of F-15Is on a nuclear facility located…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012
China

International Women's day special: China's Air Force first six JH-7 female fighter pilots pose for photo

According to a Xinhua News Agency article the first six ""loyal and fearless" female pilots flying with the Xian JH-7 fighter bomber have just finished the training required to perform…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012
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