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Military Aviation

Some interesting photos of the impressive Israel’s 67th Independence Day flypast

An impressive flypast took place over Tel Aviv. On Apr. 23, Israel celebrated its 67th Independence Day with the traditional flypast over the beaches of Tel Aviv. Formations of F-16s,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2015
Drones

Video of the X-47B drone first autonomous aerial refueling

Someone said we are one step closer to Skynet.. On Apr. 16, one of the two Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft of the X-47B program performed the first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2015
Russia

Close encounters with Russian Su-27s as seen by a former RC-135 aircraft commander

“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” former RC-135 commander says On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U spyplane, was intercepted over the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 23, 2015
Drones

You won’t believe this is NOT an F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet!

From a certain angle, the nEUROn drone is  an F-117 look-alike. The image in this post was taken by The Aviationist's contributor Roberto Zanda on Apr. 21. It shows the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2015
Military Aviation

Photo shows China’s Air Force One escorted by 8 Pakistan Air Force JF-17 jets

You don't see such kind of escort flights every day. Chinese President Xi Jinping received a very warm welcome on his arrival for a two-day state visit in Pakistan on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 21, 2015
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force to form a new F-16 Viper Demo team. And here’s the jets livery

The New Tiger Paint Scheme For Polish Air Force F-16s Is Going To Be the Livery Of  Poland's Viper Demonstration Team! Polish Air Force's Tiger Squadron – 6th Fighter Squadron…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 21, 2015
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