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Military Aviation

A RAF Tornado GR4 was given the iconic Gulf War ‘desert pink’ paint scheme to celebrate 25 years of continuos combat ops

The Royal Air Force has unveiled a new special-colored Tornado. The RAF has painted a Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber in ‘desert pink’ paint scheme to honour the aircraft type’s almost continuous operational service…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 20, 2016
Italian Air Force

Here are the photos of the Italian Eurofighter Typhoons departing for their first Red Flag exercise

Eight Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon are about to attend Exercise Red Flag 16-2. On Feb. 19, seven Italian Air Force Typhoon jets left Grosseto airbase, Italy,  for Nellis Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 19, 2016
Military Aviation

Photos show former Blackbird Maintainers cleaning the SR-71 on static display at Beale AFB

A new mission for former Blackbird personnel. Taken on Jan. 26, 2016 the following interesting pictures feature former Blackbird Maintainers cleaning the SR-71 static display at Beale Air Force Base, California.…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 19, 2016
Military Aviation

Take a look at these photographs of the Russian Tu-160 bombers intercepted by the RAF Typhoons

...an ordinary day for the British Typhoons in QRA (even though the photos show two French interceptors). Social media went abuzz yesterday as two nuclear-capable Russian Air Force Tu-160 Blackjack…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2016
Aviation Safety

Russian fighters often shadow German Tornados over Syria but “they do it professionally” Luftwaffe says

Close encounters in the skies over Syria between Russian and German fighters. As reported by several media outlets on Feb. 16, Russian Air Force (RuAF) fighter jets often shadow German…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 17, 2016
Military Aviation

Here’s how a night tiltrotor air refueling mission takes place

Watch this CV-22 Osprey taking fuel from MC-130J Commando II at night. Taken on Apr. 28, 2015 during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2015, the following footage features an MC-130J Commando II crew…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 17, 2016
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