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[Video] U.S. tanker refuels French Rafale combat planes over Mali

Among the (known) U.S. assets supporting the French Air War in Mali, there are some 100th ARW's KC-135 from RAF Mildenhall (operating from Moron airbase, in Spain). The following video…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 2, 2013
F-35

Pentagon F-35 Chief batters Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney over program

Shortly before the F-35 fleetwide grounding was lifted (as investigation found that cracked turbine blade affected only overused test plane and no redesign is needed), Reuters reported that during an…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 2, 2013
Military Aviation

Lockheed awarded $6.9 billion upgrade “indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity” contract to make the F-22 Raptor a real multirole fighter jet

The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $6.9 billion to upgrade the service's fleet of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. Lockheed said that "The Air…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Here’s how a boom operator refuels an A-10 from a KC-135 tanker

The following video is not only interesting for the stunning footage showing some A-10C Warthog aircraft with 190th Fighter Squadron refueling from a KC-135 but because it shows, from a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 26, 2013
Military Aviation

The very best “seat” you can find on a C-130 airlifter

As the image below proves, the observation window on a Royal Air Force C-130K (that reminds a WWII gunner's ball turret) may be the best seat you will ever find…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 26, 2013
Weapons

Israel successfully test fires its latest version of the Arrow anti-missile system

The Israeli Air Force has released details that it successfully test fired the latest version of its Arrow anti-missile system on Feb. 25, 2013. Image credit: EPA via Telegraph The…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 26, 2013
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