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Military Aviation

Two U.S. B-52 bombers drop live cluster bombs during unique night mission

U.S. has not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions hence B-52 Stratofortress bombers have to train with this kind of weapons. After spending some weeks training with (simulated) nuclear weapons,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
Information Security

Cyber Threats debut on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag

Maintainers counter cyber threats for first time at Nellis's Red Flag "Train as you fight, fight as you train" has always been Red Flag's motto. U.S. Air Force's main exercise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
Helicopters

Propeller blades dangerously close to the hose: MV-22 Osprey refuels from KC-130

There is no room for error when an MV-22B Osprey has to be refueled mid-air. The following video shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft with VMM-262 refueling from a KC-130J belonging to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 17, 2014
Airshows

Black Eagles team at Singapore 2014: behind the scenes video of the deployment

Republic of Korea Air Force's aerobatic display team "Black Eagles" was one of the highlights of the recent Singapore Airshow 2014. The 53rd Air Demonstration Group, nicknamed Black Eagles is,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2014
China

Australian surveillance plane scrambled to monitor Chinese naval activity

Royal Australian Air Force Orion aircraft launched to monitor Chinese military exercise that took Beijing's warships closer to Australia than ever before. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, an unannounced…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2014
Military Aviation

Royal Air Force fast jet and spyplane support UK’s Flood Relief Efforts

One Tornado and one Sentinel R1 provided valuable support to the flood relief operations across UK Hi-tech equipment carried by two Royal Air Force aircraft was used in the last…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2014
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