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Military Aviation

This Video Shows Why You Should Never Be On The Receiving End Of A Very Large Air Tanker’s Low Firefighting Drop

A Cool Aerial Firefighting Drop Safety Video Shows The Potential Devastating Effects Of A VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) Low Drop. We have almost got used to the breathtaking clips…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 4, 2019
Military Aviation

Draken Rolls Out First of 22 Mirage F1M Jets Destined For Aggressor Role In “Digitized” Camouflage Scheme

A former Spanish Air Force Mirage F1M, now registered N574EM, is about to move to Nellis Air Force Base to start providing advanced adversary services to the U.S. Air Force.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2019
Military Aviation

NATO Code Name “FELON”: Russian Su-57 Gets Its Reporting Name, And It Couldn’t Be Better.

Straight Out of a Clancy Novel, Russia’s Stealth Fighter Gets a Badass Western Name. It couldn’t be better even if the late Tom Clancy were to have written it, and…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
Helicopters

Check Out This Chinese Helicopter Gunship Helmet That Looks Like a Movie Prop.

New Helmet Mounted Sight for Z-10 “Fierce Thunderbolt” Has Star Wars Vibe. China’s impressive new CAIC (Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation) Z-10 gunship helicopter has attracted little western media attention since…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
North Korea

Misawa Air Base Issues “Real World Missile Alert” In Response to North Korean Test.

Tensions About New North Korean Missile Tests Return in Japan After Talks Stall. Misawa Air Base in northern Honshu, Japan, issued a “Real World Missile Alert” on its official Facebook…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
F-35

OOOPS! First Dutch F-35A Accidentally Gets Foam Party Instead of Water Salute.

Fire Crews Were Supposed to Use Water, But Apparently Selected Foam Instead. In an embarrassing gaff by the Dutch military, the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 1, 2019
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