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Military Aviation

Watch A C-5 Galaxy Perform A “Short Take Off” From A Runway In Central America

A Galaxy uses every inch of runway 33 at Ilopango airport, El Salvador. The following footage shows a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy taking off from Ilopango airport, located on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 21, 2018
Russia

Footage From Inside A Russian Tu-95 Bear Strategic Bomber As It Is Escorted by U.S. F-22 Raptors Off Alaska Last Week

The Russian Air Force has released a video that includes a short clip filmed from inside a Bear bomber escorted by two F-22 stealth aircraft.On May 12, two U.S. Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 18, 2018
Aircraft Carriers

China Launches First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier

New Carrier Continues Expansion of Chinese Expeditionary Capability. China launched its first domestically produced aircraft carrier earlier for sea trials this week at the northeastern port of Dalian, in the south…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 17, 2018
Helicopters

Bell V-280 Valor Conducts First Cruise Mode Test Flight as Program Advances

Second Milestone in 30 Days as New Light Tiltrotor Progresses to Max Speed Test. Bell’s V-280 Valor light tiltrotor aircraft has flown in level flight with its tiltrotors in the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 16, 2018
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force’s 100th Anniversary – Part III: Polish Aviation Industry

Polish Aviation Industry explained. The Early Days Aviation became present in the territory which was to become Poland once it reached Europe. Those two things happened simultaneously. The Poles who…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 16, 2018
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NATO Tiger Meet begins in Poznan – Arrivals Last Weekend

Last weekend we spent some time shooting the arrivals for the NATO Tiger Meet exercise that is taking place at the Krzesiny airbase in Poznan. NTM 18, involving 70 jets,…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 15, 2018
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