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F-35

Photo: F-35B hovering in the darkness as seen through the Night Vision Goggles

The following awesome pictures show the F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft BF-4 hovering in the darkness during a night test flight at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 20, 2012
Military Aviation

23 tanks destroyed in one day: the A-10 Warthog in action

Hawg vs Iraqi tanks during ODS. Without the A-10A Thunderbolt II attack planes, allied forces would have suffered a far higher cost in terms of lives during the ground phase…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 20, 2012
F-35

Curious: Full scale F-35 mock-up gets a celebratory 4.6 meters in diameter Santa hat for Christmas

The following pictures where sent to The Aviationist by Endre Lunde, who is the Communications Advisor for the F-35 Program Office at the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. They show a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 20, 2012
Aviation Safety

Aerobatic team mid-air collision as seen from inside the formation

On Mar. 11, 1988 two MB.326 of the Royal Australian Air Force's Roulettes display team collided mid-air during a practice flight over East Sale airbase, Victoria, Australia, for the Canberra…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 19, 2012
Weapons

Laser weapon destroys rocket target in three seconds: here’s the future of anti-missile defense systems

The following video shows the Lockheed Martin Area Defense Anti-munitions (ADAM) laser weapon system at work. On Dec. 10, 2012, the ADAM prototype successfully destroyed a rocket target flying on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2012
Airshows

Tornado Role Demo display as seen from inside the cockpit

Uploaded by the crew themselves after numerous requests, the following video shows the full display of the RAF's Tornado Demo Role. Filmed during the RAF Leuchars Airshow on Sept 15.…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
December 18, 2012
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