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VUP-19 DET PM MQ-4C “Triton” Drone Performs First Flight From NBVC Point Mugu

U.S. Navy's MQ-4C "Triton" belonging to the Unmanned Patrol Squadron One Nine (VUP-19) DET Point Mugu conducted first flight from Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. On Jun. 27,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 28, 2018
Syria

Here Are The First Photographs Of U.S. Air Force C-17 and Marine Corps KC-130J Operating From New U.S. Airfield in Northern Syria

U.S. Air Forces Central Command has just released some photographs from an "undisclosed location": geolocation proves they are the first from a recently-built airbase in northern Syria. CENTCOM has just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 27, 2018
Military Aviation

Footage Of Japan’s New Kawasaki C-2 ELINT Variant Operating From Iruma Air Base Emerges

New footage shows the intelligence gathering aircraft at Iruma Air Base. Footage and photographs have emerged of the Japanese Kawasaki C-2 Electronic Intelligence variant (also dubbed "RC-2") operating at Iruma…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 27, 2018
Aircraft Carriers

China’s New Video of Their Naval Aviation Blows “Top Gun” Away

New Video Screams “All Your Bases Are Belong to Us” With Awesome Music, Images. China Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the Chinese micro-blogging, social media outlet Sina Weibo are…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 26, 2018
Military Aviation

Behind The Scenes Of An Amazing Air-To-Air Photoshoot With Two F-16C Block 52+ Jets

Ever wondered how some of the air-to-air photos which appear in aviation magazines are taken? This video will give you an answer... The following clip was filmed by world famous…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2018
Aviation

That Time An Alitalia B747 (Escorted By Italian Air Force Tornado and AMX) Wowed The Crowd At An Air Show Near Rome

In 1996, an Alitalia B747-200 Jumbo Jet accompanied by two ItAF combat aircraft performed a remarkable display during Ostia Air Show. Ostia, on the Tyrrhenian coast, few kilometers to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2018
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