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Military Aviation

Take a ride in an EA-18G Growler with the awesome VAQ-140 cruise video

Footage is from deployment in 2015-2016 to the Arabian Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean. The video in this post comes from U.S. Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron 140 (VAQ-140). Based at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 16, 2016
Iran

Russian Tu-22 bombers deploy to Iran and launch first air strikes on ISIS in Syria

Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 strategic bombers forward deployed to Iran have launched their first air strike on Daesh in Syria: old-fashioned carpet bombing. Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 16, 2016
Military Aviation

Stunning air-to-air photographs show Polish Su-22, F-16 and Mig-29 flying together

Polish Air Force Jets Up Close and Personal. In June, in collaboration with the Polish General Command of Armed Forces, Foto Poork's Filip Modrzejewski has been involved in an air-to-air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 15, 2016
F-35

Take a look at the hovering F-35B through a high definition thermal imager

A FLIR 380-HDc thermal imager has captured this cool footage of the F-35B during the display at the Farnborough International Air Show. Last month we published a screenshot taken by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 14, 2016
Military Aviation

Aggressors F-16 got a new “splinter” color scheme

The 64th Aggressor Squadron has unveiled the new “splinter” paint scheme for the F-16 Aggressors at Nellis Air Force Base during the 57th Adversary Tactics Group change of command. On…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2016
Aviation Safety

F-22 Raptor grounded by swarm of almost 20,000 bees

A swarm of honey bees found hanging from the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor stealth jet's engine. On Jun. 11, 192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers found something weird during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2016
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