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Iran

[Photo] Iranian P-3F under escort as seen from the Super Hornet pilot’s POV

Along with those published in the last few days, these photos complete the "picture" of the P-3 vs F/A-18 episode. After showing the images taken from the IRIAF (Islamic Republic…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] E-4B Nightwatch Doomsday plane’s night departure from Poland

A U.S. Doomsday plane is quite an unusual sight for a Polish airport. An E-4B National Airborne Command Post  (NAOC) with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on board, departing…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 3, 2014
Military Aviation

National Football League U.S. Military Aircraft Pre-Game Fly Overs

Among the most loved traditions of the National Football League Super Bowl Game, there's the pre-game flyover armed forces aircraft. The National Anthem comes to it's final lines, and the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 2, 2014
Aviation Safety

Canadian pilots successfully escape turboprop trainer through a “controlled ejection”

Two pilots had to abandon a turboprop training aircraft when they determined it would not be safe to attempt a controlled landing. On Jan. 24, the crew of a Royal…

Winston Smith Winston Smith
February 2, 2014
Space

Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster as seen through AH-64 Apache camera

OTD in 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart while entering higher atmosphere. Attack chopper camera filmed it. On Feb. 1, 2003, just before 9AM EST, abnormal readings showed up at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 1, 2014
Military Aviation

Davos’s World Economic Forum Air Defense

World Economic Forum 2014, in Davos, from Jan. 22 to 25, was secured by a complex airspace surveillance operation. As happened in the last years, both the Austrian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 1, 2014
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