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This Video Shows A Russian Su-30SM Almost Getting “Into” The Cargo Bay Of An Il-76 Airlifter Involved In Air Drop Over Syria

An armed Russian Su-30SM gets much close to a UN Il-76 over Deir Ez Zor, Syria. The video in this post was reportedly filmed during a mission over Deir Ez…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 7, 2017
F-35

The Israeli F-35I “Adir” Declared Operational. So What’s Next?

Little less than a year after the first two aircraft were delivered to Israel, the Israeli Air Force F-35s have achieved IOC (Initial Operational Capability). On Dec. 6, 2017, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2017
Military Aviation

Watch An F-22 Spot And Engage An A-4 Skyhawk In A Low Dogfight In A Valley

Top Gun Reloaded featuring F-22 Raptor and A-4 Skyhawk. I'm pretty sure most of you remember the Top Gun movie scenes with the F-14 Tomcats dogfighting with A-4 Skyhawks around…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2017
Military Aviation

Two Edwards-based F-16s Spotted In Star Wars Canyon With Mysterious New Pod

Are you able to ID the pod carried by these two "Vipers" flying at low altitude through the Jedi Transition recently? Few days ago we have published the photographs of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2017
Aviation Safety

Rare Photo Shows F-4 Phantom Flying Inverted While Intercepting A Russian Tu-95 Bear Bomber

"Because I was....inverted!": Top Gun stunt performed near a Russian strategic bomber. [Read also the follow up story, that provides more details about the shot featured in this article, here:…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 4, 2017
Russia

The Greatest Aviator the West Has Never Heard Of, Marina Lavrentievna Popovich, Has Died.

Popovich, 86 Years Old, Held Over 100 Aviation Records in 40 Different Aircraft. Russian aviator, record holder, engineer and author Marina Lavrentievna Popovich has died in Russia on Nov. 30,…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 4, 2017
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