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Video: Syrian Arab Air Force Mil Mi-25 high altitude bomb attack on Daal, Syria.

New videos are emerging of the widespread use of Syrian Arab Air Force Mil Mi-25 dropping bombs on Free Syria Army (FSyA) positions. The last one comes from Daal, in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 20, 2012
F-35

As seen in this photo, the first British F-35B Joint Strike Fighter is a real cool looking badass combat plane

On Jul. 19, the United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony attended by senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of Defence and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 19, 2012

Video shows CH-53 dropping a CH-47 helicopter over Afghanistan. No, this is not the new way the U.S. is bombing Taliban.

This video shows a CH-53E dropping the wreckage of an external CH-47 Chinook in Afghanistan after it began to swing out of control. The pilot had to cut the rope-suspended…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 19, 2012
Helicopters

Inside a modern (combat) helicopter: the AgustaWestland HH-139A glass cockpit

The following picture, taken at Farnborough International Airshow, gives a hint of what you might expect to find inside a modern (combat) helicopter. The HH-139A is the military variant of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 18, 2012
Maritime Security

U.S. Navy releases image of the small motor vessel fired upon by USNS Rappahannock off the United Arab Emirates

Here's the U.S. Navy's official version of the incident that occurred on Jul. 16, off the United Arab Emirates: An embarked security team aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 18, 2012
Military Aviation

Two Russian Strategic Bombers to fly in the U.S. next year. And two B-52s to return the visit.

According to the reports published on some Russian media outlets, reportedly based on news provided by ITAR-TASS, two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 MS Bear planes will fly in the U.S. in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 18, 2012
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