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This photo of X-47B combat drone taking fuel from tanker proves we are one step closer to unmanned aerial refueling

X-47B has completed first contact with an aerial refueling hose. On Apr. 16, "Salty Dog 502", one of the two Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft of the X-47B…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2015
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nEUROn European Stealth combat drone has started operational tests in Italy

nEUROn stealth UCAV has started testing its advanced sensors in Italy. The first example of the nEUROn UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), the full-scale technology demonstrator developed by France, Italy, Sweden,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2015
Military Aviation

[Video] Red Flag 15-2 Night Launches

Evening activity at Nellis AFB during Red Flag Aerial Warfare Exercise 2015-2 We have already explained what happens on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 15, 2015
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force F-16s join one of the most important NATO exercises in central Europe

Polish Air Force F-16s take part in Frisian Flag 2015 exercise According to a report published by the Polska-Zbrojna media outlet, six Polish F-16 Block 52+ fighters from Łask airbase…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 14, 2015
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U.S. spyplane aggressively intercepted by Russian Su-27 over the Baltic Sea

It looks like a Su-27 Flanker performed a reckless intercept on a U.S. RC-135U over the Baltic Sea. On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U flying in international airspace was intercepted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2015
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Some interesting photographs of the Air National Guard F-15s at work in Europe

Twelve F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft are currently based at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, for a six-month deployment to Europe. The 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, from Jacksonsville, Florida,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2015
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