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Military Aviation

[Video] F/A-18C Hornet painted in Russian Flanker paint scheme takes part in Top Gun training

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C in Adversary role at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. Eye-catching paint schemes which make fighter planes similar to their Russian counterparts have become a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2014
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ISIS surveillance drone is only an amateurish remote-controlled quad-copter

Drones used by ISIS militants are remotely-controlled products you can buy online for about 500 USD rather than something comparable to real UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Even though some media…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2014
Military Aviation

Incredible photo of F-16 fighter planes under sky set alight by Northern Lights

Here's an unbelievable photo shot at Amari Airbase, Estonia. Taken by photographer Gen Vagula at Ämari Airbase, Estonia, where the aircraft have been deployed to undertake Baltic States air policing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2014
Military Aviation

Finland steps up air defense following airspace incursions by Russian planes

Even though on average there are about about four to six incidents a year Russian planes have entered the Finnish airspace without permission three times in the last week. Finnish…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2014
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[Video] Flying at treetop altitude with a Russian Mach 3 MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor

Awesome video of the MiG-25 Foxbat flying at very high speed and ultra low altitude some years ago in Russia. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 is a Soviet-era supersonic interceptor equipped with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 31, 2014
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Iraqi Army receives Mil Mi-28NE gunship helicopters it will use against ISIS militants

The Iraqi Army Aviation has been delivered Mil Mi-28NE gunships. According to a statement by the Iraqi MoD, Baghdad has received an unspecified number of Russian Mil Mi-28NE Night Hunters.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 30, 2014
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