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Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum (in display team livery) performs low pass over pro-Russia separatists

Ukrainian Air Force once again active in the eastern Russian-speaking part of the country. With MiG-29 Fulcrum aircraft still wearing the national display team color scheme. A weird show of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2014
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Selfie of Chinese Pilot as his J-15 naval fighter plane launches from China’s aircraft carrier

It looks like Chinese pilots like self-portrait photos as their "Western" colleagues We have already published an interesting "selfie" (as self-potrait shots are dubbed) taken by a PLANAF (People Liberation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2014
Russia

Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker reportedly shot down during special operation against separatists

One Su-27 Flanker aircraft supporting a special operation to regain control on a military airfield taken from pro-Moscow separatists was reportedly shot down. On Apr. 15, Ukrainian armed forces launched…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2014
Military Aviation

A quick look at Aviano airbase’s F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole jets

Based at Aviano airbase, in northeast Italy, the 31st Fighter Wing mobilized its squadrons deploying their F-16s to Poland in response to Ukrainian Crisis. “The noise you hear is the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 15, 2014
Military Aviation

Europe’s largest military exercise marks first deployment of USN patrol squadron’s P-8A Poseidon in UK

UK Armed Forces and several partner nations arms battled each other in the air, at sea and on land in Europe's largest military exercise this year. From Mar. 31 to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2014
Russia

Russian Su-24 Fencer attack plane performs multiple passes near U.S. warship in Black Sea

A Russian attack plane performed multiple passes near an American warship in the Black Sea. The aircraft, reportedly a Russian Air Force Su-24 Fencer, flew within 1,000 yards of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 14, 2014
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