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Military Aviation

Watch a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter perform an insane low level pass over a Dutch airbase in the 1980s

The "missile with a man in it" was one of the most badass planes ever. Overall, 2,580 Lockheed Martin F-104 Starfighter aircraft flew with the air forces of 15 countries…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2015
Aviation Safety

Images show that parts of U.S. Army 160th SOAR MH-60M that crash landed off Okinawa were covered to hide some details

A Special Operations Black Hawk performed a "hard-deck landing" on the USNS Red Cloud off Okinawa, Japan. Seven military were injured after an MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 12, 2015
Helicopters

Swiss Air Force helicopters crossed the border with France to collect water for thirsty cows

Swiss Air Force Cougar helicopters have crossed the border to collect water for cattles. A really weird and unexpected incursion into the French airspace took place at the end of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2015
Helicopters

Cool Shot of a Mil Mi-17 Hip helicopter firing 57 mm rockets

57mm rockets fired by an Azerbaijani Air Force Hip gunship. The Azerbaijani Air Force is believed to operate a fleet of 35-40 Mil Mi-17 utility helicopters. The Hip choppers can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2015
Military Aviation

Jaw-dropping 360° video brings you aboard a P-51 flying with an F-22 in close formation

Enjoy a ride in a P-51 flying in formation with an F-22 Raptor. The following cockpit footage was captured at the 2015 Abbotsford International Air Show . It lets you…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 10, 2015
Drones

Poland establishes a UAV-dedicated airbase

Poland's Ministry of Defense, in the light of the wide scope of UAV procurement programmes, decided to create a dedicated airbase for the unmanned systems. A base currently used by…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 10, 2015
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