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Military Aviation

These awesome photos from KADEX 2016 show Kazakhstan Air Force combat aircraft as you’ve never seen them before

Su-30SMs, Su-27M-2s, Yak-130, Pterodactyl-1 and much more exotic stuff you don't happen to see too often. Held between Jun. 2 and 5, 2016, the Kazakhstan Defence Expo (KADEX 2016) provided an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2016
Aviation

Take a look at these photographs of the rare NASA DC-8 Airborne Laboratory visiting Lajes during global-scale sampling mission

A rare beauty flew into Lajes airfield, Azores. Taking part in the Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom-1) to study the impact of human-produced air pollution on greenhouse gases and on chemically…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2016
Drones

USAF QF-4 Phantom is shot at by an F-35 with two AIM-120s during last unmanned mission (and survives)

During the last flight, the unmanned Phantom served as an aerial target and was shot at by an F-35 with two AIM-120s. Nevertheless, the aircraft landed safely back home. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 31, 2016
Military Aviation

Meanwhile, U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets continue to pound Daesh in Libya

USMC Harriers aboard USS Wasp launch "frequent" airstrikes against ISIS in Libya. Operation Odyssey Lightning kicked off on Aug. 1, when the U.S. launched a new round of air strikes…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2016
Military Aviation

Watch the Red Arrows display team fly through the famous Mach Loop in formation

Earlier today the Red Arrows flew through the famous Mach Loop in two formations. And someone was there to catch the awesome sight! On Aug. 29, the Royal Air Force's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 29, 2016
Aviation Safety

Yet another crazy ultra-low altitude pass by a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 aircraft!

New video shows a Ukrainian Frogfoot performing an insane low pass!! Reportedly filmed at Lutsk airbase, the clip below shows a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 performing a low passage along…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 29, 2016
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