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These photos show two U.S. B-52 bombers performing a surprise low flyby over Gran Canaria island

Two U.S. Stratofortress bombers caught during a low passage at Gando airbase. On Mar. 4, two of the U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers deployed to Spain performed a low flyby…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 17, 2016
Military Aviation

Camouflage color scheme works: F/A-18F Nearly Disappears in Rainbow Canyon!

This photo explains why combat planes still wear camouflaged color schemes! A unique U.S. Navy F/A-18F bearing a brown camouflage scheme has likely had many question why a US Navy…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
March 16, 2016
Military Aviation

A NATO E-3 AWACS has performed surveillance flights in the skies over Turkey while Russian planes withdrew from Syria

A NATO AWACS has conducted surveillance flights in the skies over Turkey. A NATO E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning & Control System) has performed surveillance flights in the skies over Turkey as part…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 16, 2016
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Here’s the first video of the Russian combat planes leaving Syria

The first group of Russian aircraft redeploying to Russia after Syria air war has left ‪‎Hmeymim‬ airbase. On Mar. 15, the Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei ‪‎Shoigu‬…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 15, 2016
Military Aviation

Here are the aircraft that could replace the A-10 Warthog in the CAS mission

The U.S. Air Force has launched a study to find the A-10 Thunderbolt II replacement. Given the U.S. Air Force plan to retire its A-10 fleet in 2022, the service…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 14, 2016
Military Aviation

A U.S. E-6B Doomsday Plane is using “Trump” as radio callsign while flying over central U.S. right now

By accident or not, a U.S. Navy E-6B is flying over CONUS using callsign "Trump." This is really interesting: at 18.15 GMT an E-6B Mercury (TACAMO - “TAke Charge And…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2016
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