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Military Aviation

Here’s how a Typhoon multirole aircraft can hit two targets at the same time with a single targeting pod

The recent article about the Typhoon fighter jet performing first laser guided, self designating, simultaneous guided bomb drops sparked some debate. Although other aircraft are known to have similar capabilities,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 29, 2013
Military Aviation

Google doesn’t want you to see Volkel Airbase (The Netherlands) from above

The following image is a screenshot from GoogleEarth. It shows Volkel airbase, the Netherlands, blocked out by Google because it is one of the European sites hosting a U.S. nuclear…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 28, 2013
Military Aviation

Flying activity at one of the busiest airbases in Europe

With several European air forces forced to ground squadrons, reduce flying activity (with significant impact on their preparedness to react to the surge of Russian air force bombers and spyplanes…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 28, 2013
Military Aviation

Video shows Hawaiian-style F-22 Raptor operations

The following video, shows F-22 Raptor stealth fighters flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force's 19th Fighter Squadron takinv off during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Russian intelligence gathering plane flies near Sweden. Swedish Air Force allegedly fails to intercept it.

On Mar. 29, two Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers, escorted by four Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, conducted a simulated night attack on Sweden. The mock air strike did not cause any…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2013
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Some of the best F/A-18E Super Hornet images ever: Air Power Demo over USS John C. Stennis

The following images show scenes that have little (if not nothing) to do with "usual" flight ops. Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 26, 2013
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