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Military Aviation

[Video] What an ordinary day at Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag looks like

Wanna know what a Red Flag launches and recoveries look like? Take a look. "Sharpening the ability to thrive and survive in a high-threat environment during Red Flag's premier, realistic…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 8, 2014
Military Aviation

Video of an F/A-18 Hornet taking off from a public road

Finnish Hornets take off from roads as part of the training. The following video of Finnish Air Force F-18s departing from a public road was filmed during Ex. Warkaus 2011…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 8, 2014
Military Aviation

There’s a Russian Air Force “doomsday plane” circling over Sochi

A Tu-214SR circling from a few hours over Sochi for the opening ceremony. The Tupolev Tu-214SR is a Special Mission Aircraft of the Russian Air Force. Although few details about…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 7, 2014
Maritime Security

Here’s the position of the two U.S. Navy warships off Sochi for Olympics Security

U.S. Navy's USS Mount Whitney and USS Taylor have entered the Black Sea and are currently operating west of Sochi. An amphibious command ship and a guided-missile frigate, on a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 7, 2014
China

Chinese Navy J-15 fighter pilot’s “selfie” taken over Liaoning aircraft carrier

A rare image taken from inside the cockpit of a J-15 fighter jet. Not only Western fighter jocks love self-portrait shots (known as "selfies"). This image shows a pilot of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 7, 2014
Military Aviation

F-14 Tomcats flybys, treetop passages and gun strafing video

Better, much better than any Top Gun footage! There are not so many videos showing the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat on the range, perfoming some insane, treetop flybys before being…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 6, 2014
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