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Military Aviation

Cool pictures of an F-22 Raptor during Deliberate Strike Night

F-22 during Deliberate Strike Night: testing stealth abilities to conduct attacks during the hours after the sun sets. These cool photographs were taken by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2016
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Lockheed Martin has officially unveiled Israel’s first F-35

Here's the F-35A "Adir" ("Mighty One"): the first Lightning II for the Israeli Air Force. With a ceremony broadcast live on Youtube, the first Israeli F-35 was rolled out on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2016
Military Aviation

Rare video shows Japanese F-15 Eagle firing M61 Vulcan 20mm gun

Interesting footage shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J using its M61 gun. On Jun. 20, some 24 hours before Japan's military was put on alert for a possible North…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 21, 2016
Military Aviation

U.S. F/A-18 Hornets almost clashed with Russian fighter bombers over Syria

According to the Pentagon, U.S. and Russian combat planes have had some tense moments over Syria. There have been several close encounters between Russian and U.S. and allied manned and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 20, 2016
Military Aviation

Four A-10 tankbusters have landed on a highway (in Estonia): it’s the first time since 1984!

A-10 Thunderbolt II practiced Cold War-style landing on a highway during Ex. Saber Strike 2016. For the first time in 32 years, four A-10 Warthogs, belonging to the 127th Wing,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 20, 2016
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Things heat up near South China Sea: two U.S. aircraft carriers, B-52s and EA-18G Growler detachment

The U.S. build-up in the disputed waters of South China Sea continues with bombers, carriers and Electronic Attack planes. Some interesting photographs have been arriving from the troubled waters of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2016
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