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Military Aviation

Amazing Video Shows Ultra-Low Level Flying From The Cockpit Of A U.S. F-16. And Here’s Why This Kind Of Training Is Still Important Today.

An amazing video shows what it's like to fly at ultra-low altitude over Japan. Is this kind of training is still relevant? The footage you can find below was just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 3, 2018
F-35

VMFA-122 Conducted First Flight With The F-35B Lightning II At Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

First flight with the JSF marked the end of the first phase in the transition from a legacy F/A-18C Hornet squadron to an F-35B squadron. On Mar. 29, 2018, Marine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 2, 2018
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Tornado ECR Jets Are Deployed To California To Test Their New AGM-88E Advanced Anti Radiation Guided Missile

The Italian "Tonkas" are currently deployed to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake along with four Eurofighter Typhoons and a C-27J Spartan. A small contingent of nine Italian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 31, 2018
F-35

Here’s Why The Claim That Two Israeli F-35 Stealth Jets Entered Iranian Airspace Does Not Make Any Sense

Two Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35 stealth fighters flew over Syrian and Iraqi airspace to reach Iran, report says. Most probably, just fake news or PSYOPS. The Jerusalem Post has…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 29, 2018
Military Aviation

Brand New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Patch Appears on Ebay

B-21 Combined Test Force patch has already been prepared at Edwards AFB. Here are some interesting details. At least officially, there are no existing prototypes of the B-21 Raider, the U.S.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2018
Military History

On This Day In 1970 An F-4J Shot Down A North Vietnamese MiG-21. It Was The First Kill Scored By A Top Gun Graduate

The first time a Topgun graduate shot down a MiG. On Mar. 28, 1970, an F-4J Phantom II (BuNo 155875) belonging to VF-142 off the USS Constellation (CVA 64) aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2018
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