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Iran

Artwork: Israeli F-15 strike on Tehran on Day 1 of the war on Iran’s nuclear program

Update Mar. 8, 2012, 19.00 GMT The following drawing, exclusively prepared by Al Clark for The Aviationist, shows how an attack by a formation of F-15Is on a nuclear facility located…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012
China

International Women's day special: China's Air Force first six JH-7 female fighter pilots pose for photo

According to a Xinhua News Agency article the first six ""loyal and fearless" female pilots flying with the Xian JH-7 fighter bomber have just finished the training required to perform…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 8, 2012

Another unidentified drone filmed over Homs, Syria. Syrian, American or Israeli?

The one barely visible in the following video is a drone flying over Homs, Syria. Although, at first glance, its color, shape, etc. reminded me those of the U.S. Global…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 7, 2012

[Updated] Video: Syrian Air Ilyushin 76 unloading ‘goods’ at Hamah airbase. With several flyable MiG-21s, helicopters and MiG-27 in the vicinity

Update Mar. 8 19.30 GMT Recorded on Mar. 2, 2012, the following video shows a Syrian Air Il-76 unloading vehicles and weapons (according to the Youtube title), at Hamah airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 7, 2012
Military Aviation

Sixty F-16s taxiing at Kunsan air base in one of the greatest show of force ever: that's a record-breaking Elephant Walk!

If I was able to correctly translate what the Chosun website says, the ones below show 60 U.S. F-16s and South Korea's ROKAF KF-16s taxiing down the runway at Kunsan…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 6, 2012
Military Aviation

If you thought an aerial tanker’s "flying boom" was rigid, you better watch this video

Used as the standard aerial refueling system for U.S. Air Force fixed-wing aircraft the flying boom is a rigid, telescoping tube, maneuvered by a "boom operator" by means of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 6, 2012
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