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This VFA-131 cruise video includes rare ATFLIR view of a Russian Flanker encountered during anti-ISIS mission

VFA-131 Operation Inherent Resolve Cruise Video includes rare footage of Russian Flanker (and Iranian F-4 Phantom) encountered by the U.S. Navy Hornets. The footage below is not the usual USN…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 17, 2017
Aviation Safety

Boeing 747 freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan. Flight crew of 4 and 33 civilians on ground killed.

Boeing 747-400 freighter crashed while attempting to land at Kyrgyzstan's main airport in thick fog. News media and intelligence reports indicate that MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-412F registration "TC-MCL", a freighter operating…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 16, 2017
Aviation Safety

Thai Gripen jet crashes during airshow in Thailand

A Royal Thai Air Force JAS-39 Gripen has crashed in Thailand. Pilot dead. On Jan. 14, at 09.27 LT, a RTAF JAS-39 Gripen crashed at Hat Yai Airport, Thailand, during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2017
Aviation

Boeing 747-400 on a DoD mission lands at Poznan airport for the first time in history, bringing 300 US troops to Poland.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 on "a military passenger charter flight" for the U.S. Defense Department's (DoD) landed for the first time at the Polish airport of Poznan. An Atlas…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 14, 2017
Helicopters

Check Out This Mind-Blowing Photo Of A CV-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor aircraft at Night

This photo is really awesome. And here's what makes it so spectacular. The photo above shows a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft performing a routine formation flight while en route to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 12, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

As U.S. F-35s deploy to Japan, China Increases Naval Pressure Near Taiwan provoking a reaction.

Chinese Carrier Liaoning Crosses Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone: Provokes Taiwanese Response. Media and intelligence sources report the Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning has crossed the politically sensitive Taiwanese Air Defense…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 12, 2017
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