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9-min colored footage shows Iraqi Mi-35 Gunship Helicopter attacking ISIS positions in Mosul

If you want to see Iraqi Mi-35 Gunship Helicopters at work against ISIL positions in Mosul, all you need to do is watching this video. The following footage, reportedly filmed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2014
Military Aviation

Is this Japan’s First Indigenous Stealth Jet Prototype?

A leaked image may show the famous Mitsubishi's ATD-X Shinshin stealth fighter. An image appeared on some Chinese forums, may show the first prototype of the Advanced Technology Demonstrator-X (ATD-X),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2014
Military Aviation

Ukrainian Il-76 military transport plane flies through MANPADS-infested zone: separatists shoot it down

Pro-Russia separatists have shot down another aircraft using MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems). An Il-76 carrying 49 soldiers. All dead. The following video reportedly shows the downing of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 14, 2014
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
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