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Space Invaders in the desert: ISS Astronaut shoots weird infrastructure in southern Egypt

Among the interesting photographs of the Earth he has taken from the ISS, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano (the one whose helmet filled with fluid during a recent spacewalk) has recently…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

NVG video: F-35B Accomplishes First Night Vertical Landing Aboard USS WASP

On Aug. 14, the first DT-II (Developmental Test Phase Two - the second of three planned tests aimed at expanding the F-35B’s shipboard operating envelope for the U.S. Marine Corps)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 19, 2013
China

China’s Air Force aerobatic display team to attend first ever air show abroad. In Russia

The Chinese national aerobatic team, named August 1st (after the date of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Air Force) is to be the highlight on the MAKS 2013…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 19, 2013
Troubled Areas

Sudan gets second hand Belarusian Su-24 Fencer attack planes. And here are some photos.

It looks like that the sort-of mystery surrounding the fate of a dozen Su-24 Fencer attack planes withdrawn from use by Belarus Air Force was solved. Akram Kharief, the editor…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 19, 2013
Military Aviation

How two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan Su-22 Fitters On This Day In 1981

The legendary F-14 Tomcat's first victory in air-to-air combat. Aug. 19 is an important date for the Tomcat community, because on this day in 1981 US Navy F-14s were involved…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
August 19, 2013
Syria

Syrian Air Force MiG-21 fighter jet flying over Damascus

If Mil Mi-8/17 Hip and Mil Mi-25 Hind gunship helicopters, L-39 combat trainers, MiG-23 fighter bombers were the assets most frequently employed against the rebels since the beginning of the uprising,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 18, 2013
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