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Military Aviation

Check Out This Nostalgic 1981 U.S. Navy Commercial Featuring the F-14 Tomcat

It's short but worth watching. The video below is a U.S. Navy commercial dating back to the 1981. In the early eighties the F-14 Tomcat was the Navy's premier fighter:…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 29, 2018
Military Aviation

VX-23 Air Test & Evaluation Super Blues Transition Patch Emerges On eBay

The Blue Angels will Receive the F/A-18E/F in 2021. But testing of the Super Hornet is already underway. As already reported, the Blue Angels will take delivery of the Super…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 28, 2018
Airshows

All The Highlights of the Spectacular Aerobaltic 2018 Air Show in Gdynia, Poland.

Many interesting warbirds have taken part in the Polish airshow. Last year the Polish Aeropact company organized the first edition of a beach air show, known under the name Aerobaltic…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 27, 2018
Russia

Russian Navy Beriev Be-12 Amphibian Aircraft Intercepted By RAF Typhoons Over The Black Sea

The British Typhoons have made an interesting close encounter yesterday: a quite rare Be-12 Chaika. On Aug. 25, two Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets in QRA (Quick Reaction Alert)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 26, 2018
Military Aviation

What’s this mysterious aircraft spotted at Edwards AFB? The secretive B-21 Raider, the RQ-180 drone or “just” a B-2?

The U.S. Air Force says it's a "standard" B-2, but a pretty detailed analysis and some subtle details seem to suggest it might be something else. The photographs you can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 24, 2018
Helicopters

Take A Look At These Stunning Shots Of The “5 Torri” Joint Multinational Mountain Warfare Exercise in the Dolomites

You don't happen to see combat helicopters and jets operating in the magnificent setting of the Dolomites too often. Cinque Torri (5 Towers) is the name of a mountain complex…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 23, 2018
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