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Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force assets train in astronaut recovery as NASA prepares to restore its capability to launch men into space

Astronaut recovery training in preparation for America's return to human spaceflight. On Mar. 14, 2016 the U.S. Air Force Detachment 3 belonging to the 45th Space Wing and the 920th…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 20, 2016
Military Aviation

Russian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft dropped 6,000 (mostly unguided) bombs over Syria

The Russian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoots were pretty busy during their Syrian deployment. On Mar. 16, the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) welcomed the return of their Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 19, 2016
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TV signal relay plane flying over northwestern Belgium as Police raid in Brussels kills Paris attacks suspect

One of our readers has noted something interesting in the skies over Belgium. Our reader Guglielmo Guglielmi has noted something noteworthy in the airspace of northwestern Belgium: a Beech E90…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 18, 2016
Military Aviation

What was this aircraft doing in Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility airspace?

Air traffic observed in the much guarded Dimona reactor's airspace. Located a few kilometers southeast of Dimona, the Negev Nuclear Research Center is an Israeli nuclear facility used for nuclear…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 18, 2016
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A quick look at why the HH-60G Pave Hawk is the perfect CSAR helicopter

U.S. Air Force HH-60H Pave Hawk helicopters at exercise Voijek Valour. Taken on Mar. 3, the following cool pictures show HH-60G Pave Hawks belonging to the U.S. Air Force 56th…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 18, 2016
Military Aviation

These photos show two U.S. B-52 bombers performing a surprise low flyby over Gran Canaria island

Two U.S. Stratofortress bombers caught during a low passage at Gando airbase. On Mar. 4, two of the U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers deployed to Spain performed a low flyby…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 17, 2016
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