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Military Aviation

New stunning MiG-29 Fulcrums paintjobs are several years old

Just a couple of days ago, Polish mainstream TV station, TVN, noticed that Polish Fulcrums have special paint schemes. Unfortunately, they are one year late...or in fact four years late.…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Russian NATO Counterpart, CSTO, to have its own Air Force

Taking into account the latest crisis events that include the Steadfast Jazz Exercise in Poland and the Zapad 2013 event, as well as simulated attack on Sweden, it is interesting…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 25, 2013
Helicopters

Special colored CH-47 Chinook helicopter to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Cino”

On May 17, the Italian Army celebrated the 40th anniversary of the CH-47 Chinook ("Cino" as it is nicknamed in Italy) helicopter with a ceremony held at Viterbo airport. Along…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2013
China

Satellite images show Chinese fighter jets deployed to base in Tibet

The following Google Earth screenshots were taken by The Aviationist reader Nicolae Sinu. They show the airfield in Tibet where five Chinese J-11 fighter jets (indigenous Su-27 Flankers) appear to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2013
Military Aviation

Awesome video shows B-52 bombers during a MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off)

It must have been a smokey morning at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, when the following video was filmed. Ten B-52H bombers take off during a Minimum Intervall Take…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 23, 2013
China

China deploys Su-27 fighter jets to Tibet

The Chinese have recently created a Su-27 airbase in Tibet, as CNN-IBN reports. It was made official just recently as several of these planes were spotted in Gonkar airbase last…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 23, 2013
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