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Military Aviation

Well Before The SR-72 Was Conceived, The Iconic SR-71 Blackbird Proved “Speed Is The Real Stealth”

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it outran every missile shoot against it and every interceptor scrambled to intercept it. The aviation "side" of the Web went abuzz following the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2017
Military Aviation

With Three Flights To Batajnica, A Volga-Dnepr An-124 Cargo Has Delivered Six “New” MiG-29 Fulcrum Jets To Serbia

These are the first new (used and for the moment disassembled) combat aircraft for Serbia since 1987. Three pairs of partially disassembled MiG-29 Fulcrum jets destined to Serbia have been…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2017
Military Aviation

Russian Il-76 “Candid” Modified To Support Special Operations Conducts Flight Test Over The Black Sea

A special version of the Il-76MD-90A (Il-476) airlifter, developed for special forces support was tracked online during flight test recently. A really interesting aircraft was spotted conducting flight testing over…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 3, 2017
Aviation Safety

We Track Down the Secret MiGs and Sukhois of the Nellis Test and Training Range

America’s Pilots Fight Russian Aircraft in Training but Where Did They Come From? It is a vast 5,000 square miles. And it is off-limits. What happens here shapes the technology…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 2, 2017
Airshows

Here Are The Highlights Of Malta International Airshow 2017

Once again, the traditional airshow brought several interesting visitors to Malta. On Sept. 23 and 24, Malta hosted the yearly airshow over Smart City that gathered many interesting aircraft, including…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2017
Military Aviation

Poland Introduces New Aircraft, Changes Its VIP Airlift Regulations: Lessons Learned After Smolensk Crash

The Polish Air Force is renewing its VIP fleet and flights regulation. Poland is about to change its Presidential and governmental (VIP) flights instructions and requirements, as the Polish Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 29, 2017
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