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Aircraft Carriers

French Rafale fighter jets operate from U.S. aircraft carrier

Although it is not the first time this happens, French warplanes seldom operate from U.S. flatops. For this reasons, the images in this posts are particularly rare. They  show the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 15, 2014
F-35

Man charged with attempting to send F-35’s tech data to Iran

Besides being plagued by cost and operational concerns, Lockheed Martin's F-35 multirole, stealth warplane has been targeted by hackers, who tried to steal secrets of the Joint Strike Fighter, for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. to deploy 12 F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Japan

The U.S. Air Force has announced it is about to deploy "approximately 12 F-22 Raptors and about 300 personnel from Langley Air Force Base, Va." to Kadena airbase, in Japan. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
Military Aviation

Another Stunning Selfie: French Rafale fighter pilot

Here's a self-portrait photo taken by a pilot of the French Air Force's Escadron de Chasse 1/7 Provence, based at Saint-Dizier. The fighter jocks depicted in the "selfie" is flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
Aviation

Awesome video shows Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo third supersonic flight

On Jan. 10, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, completed its third rocket-powered test flight. During the flight, the space plane "broke" the sound barrier and reached an altitude of 71,000 feet –…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2014
Military Aviation

Marine infantry officer students conduct 1,100-mile raid with MV-22 Ospreys

The following images were shot at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, on Dec. 15, 2013, when students from the Infantry Officer Course (IOC) completed a "Proof-of-Concept" 1,100 mile, long-range operation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 13, 2014
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