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Here is how a Royal Canadian Air Force F-35 in special color scheme could look like

Even if the future of the F-35 in the Royal Canadian Air Force is at least uncertain, after the program was "reset" (with several other replacement combat planes being considered,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2013
Military Aviation

[Photo] Six C-130 Hercules aircraft practice large formation airlift tactics and procedures

On Feb. 21, 2013, a formation of six C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan participated in a mission whose aim was to practice  large formation airlift tactics and procedures.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2013
Mali

[Video] U.S. tanker refuels French Rafale combat planes over Mali

Among the (known) U.S. assets supporting the French Air War in Mali, there are some 100th ARW's KC-135 from RAF Mildenhall (operating from Moron airbase, in Spain). The following video…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 2, 2013
F-35

Pentagon F-35 Chief batters Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney over program

Shortly before the F-35 fleetwide grounding was lifted (as investigation found that cracked turbine blade affected only overused test plane and no redesign is needed), Reuters reported that during an…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 2, 2013
Military Aviation

Lockheed awarded $6.9 billion upgrade “indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity” contract to make the F-22 Raptor a real multirole fighter jet

The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $6.9 billion to upgrade the service's fleet of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. Lockheed said that "The Air…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
February 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Here’s how a boom operator refuels an A-10 from a KC-135 tanker

The following video is not only interesting for the stunning footage showing some A-10C Warthog aircraft with 190th Fighter Squadron refueling from a KC-135 but because it shows, from a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 26, 2013
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