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Watch This: F-35B Fires GAU-22 External Gun Pod in Flight

New Caliber Gun Provides Close Air Support Capability for U.S. Marines. The U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has completed the test firing of its…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 18, 2017
Military Aviation

Russian Su-24 Fencer Combat Aircraft (Closely Watched By Swedish JAS 39 Gripen Jets) Buzz Dutch Navy Frigate In The Baltic

Russian Fencers have started buzzing NATO warships in the Baltic Sea again. On May 17, two Russian Su-24M Fencer attack jets flew quite close to the Royal Netherlands Navy Frigate…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 18, 2017
Helicopters

Poland To Reinitiate Procurement Of Combat SAR Helicopters

A new procurement procedure would see a competition between S-70i, H225M and AW101. According to the information circulated around the Polish defense media outlets, the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 17, 2017
Military Aviation

Newest Russian T-50 Stealth Aircraft Makes First Appearance in Spectacular New Camouflage

New Sukhoi Fifth Generation Fighter Uses Pixelated Color Scheme.  Photos of the newest Sukhoi T-50-9 have surfaced on Russian aircraft spotter blogs and forums. According to Russian media the aircraft…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 16, 2017
Airshows

Special Colored RAF Typhoon FGR4 “GiNA” Returned to Operational Paint Scheme

Aviation Fans and Spotters Sad About Memorial Aircraft Being Repainted. One of the most recognizable and popular demonstration aircraft in the world, a Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 registration ZK349…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 15, 2017
Military Aviation

Dissecting The Latest Close Encounter Between U.S. F-22 Raptors And Russian Su-35S Flankers Off Alaska

Let's have a look at what happened in the airspace off Alaska a couple of weeks ago. On the night of May 3, 2017, two Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95MS Bear bombers,…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 15, 2017
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