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Military Aviation

GoPro video shot from inside an A-10 Thunderbolt flying a Hawg Smoke 2016 mission

This is how BRRTTTTT sounds from inside the Hog's cockpit. Hawg Smoke is a biannual competition, gathering A-10C Thunderbolt II jets from several U.S. Air Force units and featuring strafing,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 6, 2016
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force F-16 jets deploy to Kuwait to fight Daesh

The Polish Vipers join the coalition fighting ISIS Polish Air Force F-16 fighters from the Łask Airbase, located close to the city of Łódź in the central part of Poland,…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 6, 2016
Iraq

The pretty intense military flying activity at night over Iraq you can track online

This is what could be tracked online, flying over Iraq in the night of Jun. 14, 2016. Flightradar24.com can show the air war against Daesh in real time. Here's what…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 5, 2016
Military Aviation

The most up-to-date F-22 Raptor jets are currently fighting Daesh

The Raptors of the latest Block can drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs on ISIS targets. The Raptors deployed to Al Dhafra airbase, UAE, are the most up-to-date F-22As flown by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 5, 2016
Airshows

Here are some crazy cool shots of a Polish F-16 performing a “sunset display” at the Leszno airshow

F-16 Block 52+ releasing plenty of flares and all the other highlights of the Leszno Air Picnic. On Jun. 17 and 18 we visited the Leszno Aeroclub airfield, in collaboration…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 4, 2016
F-35

Cool videos show UK and USMC F-35Bs and USAF F-35As during their first transatlantic flights

The F-35B  aircraft refueled 15 times (in total) during their trip across the Pond. And here's some cool footage that shows the difference between the A and B variants. On…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 3, 2016
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