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Finnish Air Force Hornet jets have taken some cool snapshots of Russian bombers skirting Finland’s airspace

Surge in Russian Air Force flights in northern Europe is providing an opportunity for local air forces to take some interesting pictures of Moscow warplanes. Russia has launched several missions…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 11, 2014
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Fuel Trucks for the F-35 Painted White to keep the Jet Fuel Cool (and prevent engine shutdowns)

Air Force fuel trucks repainted to keep temperature within the F-35's threshold. According to an Air Force press release, the F-35 jets may face another issue. The problem is not…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 10, 2014
Russia

Dutch F-16 took an interesting video of armed Russian Su-34 attack planes intercepted over the Baltics

Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullback attack planes have become frequent visitors of the Baltic region. On Dec. 8, two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s based at Malbork in Poland to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 10, 2014
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Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum jets getting new digital color scheme

Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29s are being painted with a trendy digital camouflage In the last few months, aircraft enthusiasts spotting military jets operating at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 9, 2014
Military Aviation

Close up view on a Python-4 air-to-air missile just fired by an F-5EM

Nice image of a Python-4 air-to-air missile just shot by a Brazilian Air Force F-5 jet. The Rafael Python-4 is a 4th generation air-to-air missile built by the Israeli weapons…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 9, 2014
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Russia Wants To (Ultimately) Acquire the Mistral Helicopter Carriers

Moscow wants to buy the Mistrals, a deal that is not going be closed anytime soon, unless Putin resigns from his involvement in Ukraine. Press release by the Russian Helicopters…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 8, 2014
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