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Helicopters

AW101 Merlin Helicopter: a Prospective SAR Platform for the Polish Navy?

The Leonardo (AgustaWestland) HH-101 Caesar has been demonstrated in Warsaw. Leonardo Helicopters company starts a marketing campaign in Poland Leonardo is trying hard to pitch the AW101 Merlin helicopter as…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 8, 2017
Iran

“Qaher F-313, Tehran’s homemade stealth jet, in final production stage” Iran’s Defense Minister claims

Do you remember the Iranian stealth jet that was unveiled in 2013 and looked like a fake plane? Well, it would be in the final stages of production according to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 7, 2017
Military Aviation

Dual-role M-346FT Fighter Trainer has completed first weapon tests. And here are some interesting images

The new multi-role version of the M-346 Master advanced jet trainer has completed first weapon tests to demonstrate its close air support capability. The development of the dual-role variant of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 7, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

Marine One and HMX-1 MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft land on USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier for President Trump’s visit

Watch Marine One And three HMX-1 Ospreys Land On Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford. On Mar. 2, U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Virginia’s Newport News Shipbuilding facility to visit…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 5, 2017
Helicopters

Watch this Impressive Video of Midair Refueling With a Three-Ton Sling Load in a Marine CH-53E helicopter

One of the most difficult aviation evolutions made more difficult: incredible aerial refueling footage showing the extended refueling probe of the CH-53E move significantly from vibration and the boundary layer…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 3, 2017
Military Aviation

Watch an MC-130J Commando II refuel two F-22 Raptor jets, on the ground, at a Forward Air Refueling Point

Did you know F-22 Raptor stealth jets can be refueled by a Special Operations MC-130J tanker on the ground? The following video shows Forward air refueling point airmen with the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 2, 2017
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