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Aviation Safety

Cool video shows British E-3D AEW aircraft refueling from U.S. KC-135 tanker over Iraq

E-3 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft require aerial refuel to extend their on-station time. The following video shows a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker with the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refueling…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2016
Aviation Safety

Watch a B-1 Lancer perform a double aileron roll during an airshow

Ever happened to see a B-1 Lancer doing a double aileron roll? The B-1 "Lancer" supersonic swing-wing strategic bomber is a highly maneuverable video, as proved by this really interesting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 27, 2016
Military Aviation

Read about two B-52 Strafortress bombers’ historic un-MANned missions

An all-female nuclear strike force! On Mar. 22, 2016, in honor of Women’s History Month, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, made history by launching two B-52 Stratofortress bombers with all-female…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2016
Helicopters

Watch this video of Finnish NH-90 helicopters in action during Ex. Cold Blade and under Aurora Borealis

An interesting video shows Finnish helicopters at work in Arctic weather. Cold Blade 2016 was a European Defence Agency's Helicopter Exercise Programme's exercise conducted in Finnish Lapland between Feb. 29…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2016
Military Aviation

“Even though we will lose CAS capacity, we are retiring the A-10 anyway” U.S. Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the A-10 retirement will begin in fiscal year 2018. Taken on Feb. 26, the picture in this post shows an A-10 Warthog in…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 24, 2016
Libya

This infographic provides some interesting details about the last French raids in Libya

The French Air Force has been silently, but constantly, pounding ISIS targets in Libya. Beginning in December 2015, the French Air Force has been operating over North Africa. Initially, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 24, 2016
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