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Military Aviation

Two Dozen KC-135s, C-17s and KC-46s Took Part In Large-Scale Evacuation Exercise At Altus Air Force Base.

The "Elephant Walk" was carried out as the aircraft prepared for a mass launch from Altus AFB. 10x KC-135 Stratotankers, 10x C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 4x KC-46 Pegasus aircraft belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2020
F-35

Italian Air Force F-35s Deploy To Iceland for NATO Icelandic Air Policing Again

Six F-35A jets will operate from Keflavik for one month as part of Operation “Northern Lightning II”. The Italian Air Force is deploying its F-35A 5th generation aircraft in Iceland…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 8, 2020
Military Aviation

The F-15QA Has Just Received A New Camouflage Color Scheme

The first F-15 built for Qatar is continuing its flight test campaign and has been joined by a second airframe. The first F-15QA for Qatar, airframe QA1, received last week…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 8, 2020
Military Aviation

Here Are The Basic Fighter Maneuvers Fundamentals You Need To Understand Dogfights, Explained By A Fighter Pilot

We talk about the basics of WVR (Within Visual Range) engagements: turn performance, speed at merge, Specific Excess Power and much more. Today we will try to bring you inside…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 7, 2020
Military History

On This Day in 1960: The Accidental Atomic-Armed BOMARC Blast at Lakehurst.

How A Hair-Trigger Cold War Nuke Nearly Negated New York in a Nightmare Scenario Turned Real. Cocked against the hair trigger of the cold war, loaded with highly volatile explosive…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 7, 2020
Aviation

With Its Folding Wingtips The XB-70 Looks Like a Giant Metal Swan In This Incredible Shot Taken From A Chase Plane

The aircraft in this photo collided with a civilian registered F-104N flown by famous test pilot Joe Walker, who tragically died in the accident during a photo flight. Although it…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2020
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