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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
Russia

Watch Russia’s 5th Gen. stealth fighter perform stunning aerobatics, including “Cobra” and flat spin

The Russian Sukhoi T-50 is going to be a tough adversary for both the F-22 and F-35. A video published by the TV channel Zvezda shows a Sukhoi PAK FA…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2015
Military Aviation

Have Indian Su-30s really “dominated” RAF Typhoons in aerial combat with a 12-0 scoreline? Most probably not.

Indian fighter jocks claim they have "humiliated" the RAF colleagues in mock aerial combat exercises conducted during Exercise Indradhanush 2015. "Our analysis does not match what has been reported" the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2015
F-35

Italian Air Force KC-767 becomes first international tanker to refuel an F-35

The Italian KC-767 is the first international aerial refueling tanker to be certified to refuel the F-35. A KC-767A belonging to 8° Gruppo (Squadron) of 14° Stormo (Wing) from Pratica…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 7, 2015
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