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Military Aviation

Check out this fantastic video of an EF-18 Hornet during DACT 2017 exercise

Behind the scenes of the air-to-air photo session of a Spanish KC-130H with an ALA46 EF-18 Hornet. Held at Gando Air Base, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, in the second…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 9, 2017
F-35

Meet The First Female F-35 Pilot

USAF Lt. Col. Christine Mau Is The First Woman to Fly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. This Is Why It Does, And Doesn’t Matter. It was May 7, 2015. Eglin…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 8, 2017
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
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