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Military Aviation

Take A Look At The Crazy Cool Shots Of A Dutch KDC-10 Tanker Refueling Polish F-16s Taken With A Telescope

Here are some great aerial refueling shots taken with a telescope. To maintain currency the pilots have to train numerous procedures so that they simply do not forget how to…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 21, 2020
Military Aviation

Here’s Northrop Grumman’s Submission For the EA-18G Growler’s Next-Gen Jammer Low-Band Pod

The NGJ-LB system will replace the current, aging AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS). The NGJ (Next Generation Jammer) is a U.S. Navy program to augment, and ultimately replace the EA-18G…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 20, 2020
Military Aviation

Another “Phantastic” Video Shows The Japanese Phantoms Flying The First Sorties Of Their Last Operational Year

Here are the F-4EJ and RF-4E/EJ jets launching from Hyakuri at the beginning of their last operational year in the JASDF (Japanese Air Self Defense Force). Fantastic (or if you…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 19, 2020
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The Israeli Air Force Has Inaugurated Its Second F-35I Adir Squadron

The 116th Squadron "Lions of the South", based at Nevatim in southern Israel, is the second Israeli Air Force unit to be equipped with the "Adir". On Jan. 16, 2020,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 19, 2020
Military Aviation

A (Very Windy!) Interview with Blue Angels Boss About Super Hornet Transition

We Asked Capt. Eric Doyle About How Super Hornets Will Change Blue Angel Demo. Despite a gusty crosswind ripping over MCAS Miramar, we managed to have a quick conversation with…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 16, 2020
Military Aviation

Egyptian Air Force Stages “Elephant Walk” With 16 MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum Jets

Here are some cool images of more than a dozen Egyptian Fulcrums taking part in a readiness exercise. As part of the Qadir-2020 exercise, the Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 15, 2020
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