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Military Aviation

Surreal aerial footage of old Soviet warbirds in the east of Germany (filmed by drone)

Extremely cool footage of some old Soviet combat planes in a Cold War atmosphere. Here's a really interesting footage filmed by a quadcopter drone with some surreal close ups of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 4, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

[Video] F-35C successfully completes first arrested landing on aircraft carrier

The Navy's F-35C CV (Carrier Variant) version of the Joint Strike Fighter has finally landed onto the USS Nimitz's flight deck using a new arresting gear. On Nov. 3, at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2014
Military Aviation

Why are two Russian Il-78 Midas tankers deployed to Egypt? Are Moscow’s bombers heading to the Mediterranean Sea?

The presence of two Il-78M Midas tankers in Egypt fuels theories about past and future Russian Air Force missions across the world. A photo taken at Cairo International airport on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2014
Airshows

Bulgarian MiG-29s, MiG-21s, Su-25s (and many more venerable types) at the Sofia Air Show

Earlier this month the Bulgarian Air Force celebrated its 102nd anniversary with an air show at Sofia, which included several interesting war planes. The Air Show held at Sofia, Bulgaria,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2014
Military Aviation

Even the Portuguese Air Force has intercepted and photographed Russian bombers wandering across Europe

The two Russian Bears that skirted European airspaces on Friday were also intercepted by the F-16s of the Portuguese Air Force. On Oct. 31, two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 2, 2014
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In photos, First Canadian Hornets air strike on ISIS in Iraq

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets have conducted their first combat mission supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. And here are some interesting shots. On Oct. 30, RCAF CF-18 Hornets took part…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 2, 2014
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