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Aviation Safety

Close call: this is it. What the footage of the AH-64D crash in Afghanistan says.

The video of the AH-64D belonging to the 1-227 AvCav Regiment from FOB Sharana crashing on Feb. 6, 2012 in the Paktika province in Afghanistan went viral and almost anyone…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 27, 2012
Military Aviation

A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) adds two new combat types: UAE Mirage 2000 and F-16 Block 60. And does it live on Flightradar24.com

Airbus Military has been very busy recently adding another two combat types able to be refueled from its A330 MRTT tanker aircraft, which has been ordered in three examples by…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 27, 2012
F-35

Photo: F-35 completes first night air-to-air refueling

On Mar. 22, 2012, the F-35 completed the first night air-to-air refueling during a test mission from Edwards AFB, California. Piloted by U.S. Air Force pilot Lt. Col. Peter Vitt,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 26, 2012

Video: Iranian F-14 Tomcats on combat patrol. Unarmed.

Update Mar. 27 09.40 GMT This short but interesting video (which looks like the result of several footages mixed together) shows one of the most intruguing planes operating with the…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
March 26, 2012
Drones

New videos show Syrian made-in-Iran drone taking off from Hamah airbase, Syria

Uploaded on Mar. 24, 2012, these videos show the made-in-Iran drone, known as "Pahpad", taking off and operating from Hamah airbase in the city of Hama, in the west part…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: Tailhook landing….in the desert. By a U.S. Air Force F-15

Yesterday the following image (actually uploaded by the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing on Feb. 27) was published by the Air Force Magazine. The one depicted above is an F-15C Eagle…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 24, 2012
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