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Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force pilot reaches 9,000 flying hours on the B-52 Stratofortress bomber

A U.S. Air Force pilot has celebrated 9,000 flying hours on the B-52. Lt. Col. Steve Smith, with 93rd Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has the most…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 21, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

[Photo] F/A-18E lands on USS Nimitz with SLAM-ER stand-off missile

An interesting shot, shows a Super Hornet land on aircraft carrier with an AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response weapon. This image shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet belonging to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 20, 2014
North Korea

North Korea’s MiG-29 Fulcrum jets getting new paint scheme

Photos of a North Korean MiG-29 operating from a highway shows the Fulcrum with a brand new color scheme. A series of images released by North Korean Central News Agency…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 20, 2014
Maritime Security

Sweden has released a photo of the mysterious foreign vessel in Stockholm’s archipelago

Sweden is investigating a mysterious, foreign underwater activity in the Stockholm's archipelago. On Oct. 19, Sweden Ministry of Defense released a grainy photo of a vessel in waters less than…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 20, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] Armed Czech JAS-39 Gripen jets deploy to Iceland for NATO Air Policing Mission

Here are the first photos of the Czech Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter planes deploying to Iceland to undertake Icelandic Air Policing duty. The Czech Air Force has deployed five…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 19, 2014
Iraq

This may be the first video to show an ISIS jet in flight in Syria

A video, filmed in central Syria today allegedly shows the first ISIS jet in flight. In the last few days, several media outlets reported the news that the Islamic State…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 18, 2014
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