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Military Aviation

[Photo] U.S. B-2 stealth bomber suffers bird strike while landing at UK base

B-2 involved in a mission launched from the UK hit a bird on landing at RAF Fairford Aerial refuelers are extremely important to support strategic bombers long-range missions across the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 13, 2014
Military Aviation

Russian Bombers Fly 50 Miles off California. F-22s and F-15s intercept them.

Four Russian Air Force Tu-95 Bear were intercepted by F-22s near Alaska. Two of the strategic bombers came within 50 miles from California Coast. As we reported few days ago,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2014
Aviation Safety

This is what refueling midair from a tanker inside thick clouds looks like

Photo taken from Rafale during refueling from KC-135 in a thick cloud layer. Aerial refueling is usually conducted in clear skies, outside clouds. Tankers adjust their racetrack to meet receivers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2014
Military Aviation

Russia launches surprise war games in the Baltics alongside NATO drills

Moscow has deployed several assets to the Baltics to conduct exercise alongside NATO Saber Strike. Last week, the U.S. Air Force deployed three B-52 strategic bombers to RAF Fairford, in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 11, 2014
Military Aviation

Photo from the cockpit: B-52 bomber drops a live stealthy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile

A live Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile was dropped by a B-52H during Combat Hammer exercise. The image in this post was taken on May 5, from the cockpit of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 11, 2014
Aviation Safety

Russia’s fifth generation PAK-FA prototype catches fire on landing

Russian T-50 fighter plane damaged on the ground. On Jun. 10, Russia’s 5th generation stealth fighter plane Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System)…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 10, 2014
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