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Military Aviation

[Video] Up close and personal with the elusive RC-135 Rivet Joint at Al Udeid airbase, Qatar

You don't happen to see many close up footage of the RC-135 Rivet Joint spyplane. The Rivet Joint is a U.S. strategic asset that is used by the Pentagon in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2014
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[Video] Pro-Russia separatists shoot down Ukrainian Su-25, inspect wreckage

Two Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes were shot down in eastern Ukraine lately. Here's the video of pro-Russia separatists inspecting the wreckage. On Jul. 23, two Ukrainian Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2014
Drones

Armed U.S. Predator drone appears over Iraq

An MQ-1 Predator drone was filmed near Mosul, Iraq. Allegedly filmed in the skies over Anbar, south of Mosul, in Iraq, the video below shows what clearly seems to be…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2014
F-35

Here’s the first (and second) Australian F-35 Lightning II aircraft

A sneak preview of the first and second F-35 being delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force The first of 72 F-35s for the Royal Australian Air Force rolled out…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2014
Airshows

Royal International Air Tattoo 2014 highlights

Here are some of the highlights of RAF Fairford's Royal International Air Tattoo 2014. Even though the F-35B Lightning II aircraft could not cross the Pond to take part in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2014
Aviation

Analysis: what these signs on the wreckage tell us about the missile strike that downed MH17

Evidence of shrapnel damage to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has emerged from images taken at the crash site. Photos taken at the MH17 crash site clearly show shrapnel signs…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 24, 2014
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