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Military Aviation

Dacian Viper 2014: six U.S. F-16 combat planes deployed to Romania

Six U.S. Air Force F-16s have deployed to the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii, Romania, to train with the local based Mig-21 Lancer jets (and strengthen Washington's presence at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] Scorpion Jet Mock Airborne Intercept of Cessna 182

Here's the Scorpion Jet intercepting a Slow Mover in a SMI (Slow Mover Intercept) scenario. Cessna parent company Textron has released an interesting video showing  a Cessna 182 flying at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] French EC-725 Caracal combat helicopters refuel from Italian KC-130J

A stunning video shows HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) from several unusual points of view. From Apr. 7 to Apr. 11, 2014, the Eurocopter EC-725 Super Cougar ("Caracal") of the Escadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 13, 2014
Military Aviation

Air-to-Air image of RAF Typhoon Display Jet’s first flight with newly painted tail

The newly painted tail of the RAF Typhoon Display jet, from 29 Reserve (R) Squadron (Sqn) flew for the first time and accompanied by a Typhoon in the original design.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 12, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] NATO E-3 AWACS refueled over Eastern Europe by U.S. KC-135 tanker

KC-135 Stratotankers of the 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) from RAF Mildenhall are supporting NATO planes over Eastern Europe. There's a lot of aircraft currently operating over Romania and Poland,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
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Iranian UAV spotted over Syria could be a heavily modified drone (with Predator inputs)

A better look at the images of the Iranian drone emerged so far highlighted something interesting. New screenshots coming from Syria give a better view of the Shahed 129 spotted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
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