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Military Aviation

Up close and personal with the B-52 bombers deployed to the UK for drills in Europe

We had the privilege of being invited to RAF Fairford on the 11th June 2016 to meet squadron personnel from the United States Air Force 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB.…

David Mackey David Mackey
June 27, 2016
Military Aviation

Watch this video of a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle flying at low level over Norway

Cool GoPro footage shot by 492nd and 493rd Fighter Squadrons during Arctic Fighter Meet 2016. From May 23 to 27, the 48th Fighter Wing from RAF Lakenheath, trained alongside the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 24, 2016
Military Aviation

Cool pictures of an F-22 Raptor during Deliberate Strike Night

F-22 during Deliberate Strike Night: testing stealth abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. These cool photographs were taken by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2016
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Lockheed Martin has officially unveiled Israel’s first F-35

Here's the F-35A "Adir" ("Mighty One"): the first Lightning II for the Israeli Air Force. With a ceremony broadcast live on Youtube, the first Israeli F-35 was rolled out on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2016
Military Aviation

Rare video shows Japanese F-15 Eagle firing M61 Vulcan 20mm gun

Interesting footage shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J using its M61 gun. On Jun. 20, some 24 hours before Japan's military was put on alert for a possible North…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 21, 2016
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U.S. F/A-18 Hornets almost clashed with Russian fighter bombers over Syria

According to the Pentagon, U.S. and Russian combat planes have had some tense moments over Syria. There have been several close encounters between Russian and U.S. and allied manned and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 20, 2016
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