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“Secret Operation Z”: the Japanese air strikes on Pearl Harbor

06:14, Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone (UTC-10:00), 7 December, 1941; 221 miles north of Oahu in the Pacific Ocean. Navigating through a dark, Pacific morning under strict radio silence the Japanese aircraft carriers…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 7, 2014
Troubled Areas

Video of A-10 attacking ISIS targets in Iraq emerges

The A-10 is back in Iraq doing what it does better than many other assets: attacking hostile targets that threaten friendly forces or assets on the ground. During the week…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 7, 2014
Military Aviation

Fantastic video brings you aboard a Rafale jet on a simulated nuclear strike

This a nuclear air strike, French style. The following footage was released by the French Air Force. It shows a Force de Frappe's nuclear strike mission flown by a Rafale…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2014
Military Aviation

Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet provides unusual but spectacular sight during mission over Iraq

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet over Iraq in some interesting photographs. The Australian contribution to the US-led coalition that is conducting air strikes against ISIS targets in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2014
Libya

U.S. Army Mysterious Sensor plane spotted over Libya. Along with a US Navy Spyplane

There are very few images of the U.S. Army EO-5C. Here's one taken over Benghazi, Libya, few days ago. The fact that U.S. Navy EP-3E ARIES II signal intelligence platforms…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2014
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Epic Fail Of Portuguese Navy New Drone’s First Launch

It's not easy to launch a drone. Some of our readers may have seen it already. For all the others, here is a funny video filmed during the press conference…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 4, 2014
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