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Military Aviation

Check Out This Sort-Of Parody “Top Gun: Maverick” Trailer Featuring Japanese F-4 Phantoms

What if Top Gun 2 was all about JASDF F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II and RF-4? The Japan Air Self Defense Force Phantoms based at Hyakuri have become famous over the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 15, 2019
Aviation Safety

Reports: Syrian Su-22 “Shot Down” Down Near Idlib, Pilot Reported as Ejected.

Syrian Insurgents Claim Aircraft Was Shot Down Just After Take-Off. Reports surfacing across international media say that the Syrian insurgent group Tahrir al-Sham has shot down a Syrian Arab Air…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 14, 2019
Military Aviation

U.K. To Receive Its Final Eurofighter Typhoon By The End Of The Year While Eyeing New Upgrades

The Royal Air Force started new sensors’ integration and the Long Term Evolution program will bring even more capabilities. BAE Systems Air announced that is about to deliver the final…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 14, 2019
Russia

Spanish EF-18 Hornet Shadowing Russian Defense Minister’s Jet Gets Shooed Away By Escorting Su-27 Flanker

It's not the first time a Flanker escorting the Russian Defense Minister jetmaneuvers towards a NATO jet. In a sort of remake of something we have already seen and reported…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2019
Helicopters

First Operational Loss Replacement HH-60G Pave Hawk delivered to the U.S. Air Force

The OLR program will replace the aircraft lost since 9/11 while waiting for the delivery of the new HH-60W. The 210th Rescue Squadron took delivery of the first Operational Loss…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 12, 2019
Bizarre

Behold a 75 Square Feet Marine Corps Air Station Entirely Made of LEGO Bricks

It includes F-35Bs, MV-22s, CH-53s and much more! I was made aware of the stunning video below by my son Lorenzo, who's a big LEGO fan. The footage has just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 12, 2019
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