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Military Aviation

Hijacked Helicopter Launches Bizarre Attack on Venezuelan Government Installations In Alleged Coup Attempt

Helicopter Attack in Venezuela Mimics Failed 2016 Turkish Coup. In a bizarre incident a man described as “rogue policeman Oscar Perez” allegedly led the commandeering of a Bolkow BO-105 police…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 28, 2017
Military Aviation

F-16 Special Paint Scheme Commemorates D-Day Invasion and P-47 Thunderbolts.

Look at this Beautiful 70th Anniversary USAF F-16 from the Texas Air National Guard. Special paint schemes on combat aircraft are common enough now that it is impossible to report…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 28, 2017
Syria

U.S. Intelligence Gathering Aircraft Amass Off Syria As Assad Visits Russian Detachment Near Latakia

U.S. RC-135 Rivet Joint and other spyplanes operating in international airspace off Syria. While a WC-135 "nuke sniffer" flew towards the Black Sea. The White House's warning about an imminent…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 27, 2017
F-35

Here Are The World’s First F-35A Lightning II Stealth Aircraft With Special Tail Markings

Two Italian Joint Strike Fighters were given special tail markings to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 13° Gruppo. On Saturday Jun. 24, 2017, the Italian Air Force celebrated the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 27, 2017
Maritime Security

B-52, B-1, Typhoon and V-22 Among The assets Supporting A Spectacular Beach Landing Operation During BALTOPS 2017

This Is What A Modern Beach Landing Operation In The Baltic Region Would Look Like. BALTOPS 2017 is the largest military exercise organized in the Baltic region this year. The…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 26, 2017
Aviation Safety

Thunderbird F-16D Ground Accident in Ohio, Global Hawk Drone Crashes in California.

RQ-4 Long Range RPV From Beale AFB Crashes in Mountains, Thunderbirds F-16D Crashes In Runway Rollover. In two separate, unrelated incidents a U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon of the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 23, 2017
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