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Military Aviation

Something you don't see everyday: a C-130 cruising down the street

Published by the Little Rock Air Force Base Facebook account the following picture shows a local C-130 being moved to be a static display in front of the base education…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 31, 2012

Fake video of Syrian L-39 forced to crash raises questions about rebel claims

Even if other readers had already pointed out to me that the video allegedly showing a Syrian L-39 crashing into the ground might be a fake, it was only thanks…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2012
Military Aviation

U.S. F-16s tasked to destroy enemy radars, missile batteries to get the same radar-absorbing paint job of the F-35

All the U.S. "Wild Weasel" F-16s are being given a new paint job similar to the one of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It is called "Have Glass 5th generation"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2012
Military Aviation

Royal Air Force pays tribute to the "queen of the skies" VC-10 with a three-ship flypast across the UK

In 1960, the RAF issued Specification 239 for a strategic transport, which during September 1961 resulted in an order for five VC-10’s from Vickers- Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. The VC-10 was…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
August 30, 2012

Video: Global Hawk drone take-off from chase car at Beale Air Force Base

Although the footage is a bit bumpy, it provides a cool point of view: that of an RQ-4 Global Hawk spyplane's chase car during the huge drone take off from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2012
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Photo: Harrier night flight operations aboard a forward-deployed amphibious assault ship

Taken on Aug. 29, the following pictures show night flight operations on the deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) by U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2012
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