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Helicopters

Watch Elite 160th SOAR Night Stalkers MH-47Gs and MH-60Ms Perform Night Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling

Night HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) is one of the key capabilities of the elite U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The 160th SOAR is a highly-specialized combat aviation unit…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 19, 2019
Military Aviation

We Tell You The Story Behind This Extremely Rare Two-Ship U-2 Dragon Lady Formation Flight

The rare formation is also known as “The Double Deuce.” The majority of the strategic ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) platforms operate as single-ships: the "recce" aircraft is launched from its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 18, 2019
Airshows

Maj. Andrew “Dojo” Olson’s Last Flight As F-35 Demo Team Pilot at Nellis AFB.

Olson and F-35 Demo Team Helped Change Minds About Joint Strike Fighter. A previous version of this article mistakenly referred to Andrew Olson as a Capt. but he was promoted…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 18, 2019
Airshows

First Look at The New “Wraith” Aggressor F-16 In Action at Nellis AFB Thrills Crowds.

“Wraith”, The Crowd-Sourced Color Scheme Aggressor F-16 Thrills Crowds at Nellis. Aviation enthusiasts from around the world got their first chance to see the new “Wraith” color scheme aggressor F-16…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 17, 2019
Helicopters

Check Out This Shot Of A U.S. Army AH-64 Pilot Wearing an MPU-6(V)/P Chemical-Biological Protective Mask

The MPU-6(V)/P is needed to protect Apache pilots and aircrews from chemical and biological agents. An interesting image showing a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache aircrew wearing a Joint Service Aircrew…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 16, 2019
Military Aviation

The Israeli Air Force Completes Blue Flag 2019 Exercise With the F-35I Adir

This was the first international exercise for the Adir, which trained with assets from Italy, Germany, Greece and the U.S.. Jordanian F-16s allegedly took part in the drills. The Israeli…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 15, 2019
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