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Military Aviation

Unique photographs show U.S. F-15E carrying B61 JTA mock nuclear bombs during tests at Nellis AFB

You don't happen to see an aircraft carrying two dummy nuclear bombs very often. As we reported in July 2015, the U.S. Air Force is conducting a series of test…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 30, 2015
Military Aviation

Turkish and Greek fighters engage in dogfight over the Aegean Sea

According to Greek media outlets, Greek and Turkish jets engaged in a brief dogfight over the Aegean Sea after Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace "several times." As we already explained…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 30, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

The man and the machine: cool video shows how the most experienced F-14 driver amazed the air show crowds

During his naval aviation career, Dale “Snort” Snodgrass became the definitive Tomcat pilot. Dale “Snort” Snodgrass was a legendary F-14 pilot: he amassed more than 4,800 hours and over 1,200…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 29, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

Here’s why the U.S. Navy recovered this F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea

These photos show that also an aircraft wreckage can be useful to avoid future incidents. Taken on Jul. 22, 2015 the following interesting pictures feature U.S. Navy Divers and Explosive Ordnance…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 29, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

Scary Video shows what landing on an aircraft carrier at night (with an electrical failure) looks like

All you can see is pitch black! This impressive video was shot years ago from the cockpit on an A-6 Intruder about to land on USS Carl Vinson in the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 28, 2015
Military Aviation

TriLateralEx 2015 Final Report: F-22s, Typhoons and Rafales prepare for Future Air Warfare

The exercise featured the cutting edge air dominance aircraft in service today. The inaugural Trilateral Exercise held Dec. 2-18 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) in Virginia not only represented a…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
December 27, 2015
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