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Aircraft Carriers

Here’s 2017 West Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video: No ATFLIR and No Gun Camera Footage. And It’s Probably Not By Accident.

This year's West Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video does not feature the "real ops" stuff: bombs, ATFLIR footage, and aerial "gun camera" clips. It seems that someone was not happy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 23, 2017
Military Aviation

We Have Found Ultra Rare Footage Showing A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Dropping A 30,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb

This Is Probably The First Clip Showing The B-2 As It Drops The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is the only aircraft in the U.S. Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 20, 2017
Aviation

Military and Contract Air Assets (Including U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drones) Key in Fighting Largest Ever California Wildfires.

All Available Airborne Fire Fighting Assets Pressed into Service, Fires Continue. A massive combined military and contract air operation has been flying over the U.S. state of California this week…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 19, 2017
Aviation Safety

Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Involved In A Bird Strike Incident Gets Grounded

An Israeli Air Force F-35 has been involved in a bird strike during a training sortie. And the incident has fueled some weird speculations... An Israeli Air Force F-35I "Adir"…

Amit Agronov Amit Agronov
October 18, 2017
Aviation Safety

Japanese F-4EJ Kai Phantom II Heavily Damaged in Runway Accident, Crew Escapes Fire

Hyakuri Phantom Burns on Ground, Reports Suggest Aircraft Written Off. A McDonnell-Douglas F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II attached to either the 301st or 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 7th Air…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 18, 2017
Aviation Safety

Spanish Hornet Crashes During Take Off From Torrejon Air Base Killing Pilot

The Spanish Air Force has just suffered another deadly accident: an EF-18 Hornet from Ala 12. It’s The 12th Major Incident Involving A Hornet In The Last 17 Months. Just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 17, 2017
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