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Military Aviation

Has An RC-135U Combat Sent Signal Intelligence Aircraft “Covered” The Two F-35A Stealth Jets Visiting Estonia?

Yesterday two USAF F-35A stealth aircraft performed a quick visit to Estonia. But their mission to the Baltic region was probably not only supported by a KC-135: an RC-135U and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 26, 2017
F-35

U.S. F-35A stealth fighters to move to Estonia tomorrow. Meanwhile, the British Typhoons have arrived in Romania.

Some of the F-35A Lightning II aircraft currently at RAF Lakenheath will forward deploy to Estonia tomorrow. Meanwhile, the first RAF Typhoons have arrived in Romania. According to information available…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2017
Weapons

New Photos Of U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II Refueling During Anti-ISIS Mission Show Interesting Weapons Loadout

Warthogs have started carrying 2,000 lb bombs. You won't find many photographs of A-10s with GBU-31s. The photographs in this post were taken from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2017
Military Aviation

Watch An A400M Atlas Tactical Airlifter Fly Through The Mach Loop Low Level Training Area

It's always nice to see a large airlifter maneuver at low level. Since they made their first appearance in the famous “Mach Loop” earlier this year, Royal Air Force A400M…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 23, 2017
Military Aviation

Here’s Why The U.S. Air Force Scrambled An E-3 Sentry Alongside Two F-22s To Intercept The Russian Bombers Off Alaska

For two days in a row, Russian Air Force Tu-95 Bear bombers flew near Alaska's airspace. On Apr. 17 the U.S. Air Force scrambled two F-22 Raptor stealth jets, one…

Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares Alessandro 'Gonzo' Olivares
April 21, 2017
Helicopters

Lockheed Debuts New S-97 Raider Light Tactical Helicopter Video in Marketing Push

Proposed Helicopter Would Replace MH-6/AH-6 Little Bird if Adopted. Lockheed Martin has released a new promotional video showing the S-97 Raider light tactical helicopter demonstrating many of its unique performance…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 21, 2017
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