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Watch a French Rafale use Scalp air-launched cruise missiles against ISIS targets for the first time

The French Air Force has used the Scalp missile against Daesh for the very first time. On Dec. 15, the French Air Force conducted a raid against ISIS targets using…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2015
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Did you know that the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit was inspired by the WWII B-29 Superfortress bomber?

The cockpit of Star Wars iconic, futuristic  spacecraft is based on the style coined by the WWII B-29. Did you know that the Star Wars saga most famous spacecraft featured…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2015
Helicopters

Gorgeous time lapse video shows a US Seahawk helicopter conducting deck landing qualifications at dusk

Watch this awesome time lapse video showing a Seahawk  helicopter in action in the South China Sea. Taken on Jun. 4, 2015, the following spectacular footage creates stunning light effects…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 15, 2015
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Russian Mi-35M gunship helicopter appears in Syria for the first time

The most advanced variant of the Hind helicopter has arrived at Latakia airbase. New footage filmed by RT at Russian aircraft operating at Hmeymim air base in Latakia, on Friday,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2015
Military Aviation

Watch this AC-130W gunship’s aircrew fire with 30mm automatic cannon (with raw sound)

Join this AC-130W aircrew as it performs a live fire training mission. The following clip shows an AC-130W Stinger II aircrew from the 73rd Special Operations Squadron  providing night air support at Emerald…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 14, 2015
Military Aviation

GoPro video: aboard French Rafale dogfighting alongside RAF Typhoons and US F-22s during TrilatEx

Join a French Air Force Dassault Rafale during a Trilateral Exercise sortie. Underway from Dec. 2 to 18, the inaugural Trilateral anti-access/area denial exercise sees U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 12, 2015
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