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Military Aviation

Crazy Cool 360° video shot from inside an F-5 fighter jet over the Alps

360° movie from the cockpit of a Swiss Air Force F-5 jet with the Patrouille Suisse display team flying over the Swiss Alps. This video is stunning. It provides the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 29, 2015
Helicopters

We have flown in a Mi-17 Hip during this year’s largest military helicopter exercise in Europe

Italian Blade 2015, the largest military rotary-wing exercise in Europe, underway at Viterbo, Italy. More than 30 helicopters and 1000 military personnel from seven different countries are taking part in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 29, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

Project Whale Tale: the story of how the U-2 became an embarked reconnaissance aircraft.

Designated as a utility type to disguise its primary mission, the Lockheed U-2 was born as high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Flying for about 8 hours, at 500 mph, at altitudes…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
June 28, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. F-15s, Turkish and Pakistani F-16s among the highlights of Exercise Anatolian Eagle

Turkish, U.S. and NATO combat planes took part in the Anatolian Eagle exercise at Konya airbase. Constantly attracting a significant amount of foreign air arms, Anatolian Eagle, a medium-scale exercise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2015
Drones

Satellite caught a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone on the ground at Creech AFB

One of our readers has spotted something interesting in a satellite image Although Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) have operated from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2015
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Stunning photos of U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets launching night air strikes on ISIS

Some cool shots of U.S. Marine Corps Hornets launching for a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve missions. Taken on Jun. 10, the following photographs show U.S. Marine Corps…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 24, 2015
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