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Military Aviation

U.S. F-22 Raptors make surprise deployment to RAF Lakenheath, UK

Four Raptors have arrived at RAF Lakenheath. On Apr. 11, using radio callsign "Tabor 41," four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to RAF Lakenheath, UK, to conduct air training…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2016
Helicopters

This MH-60 Jayhawk in yellow special color scheme is U.S. Cost Guard’s first centennial celebration painted helicopter

A USCG MH-60 Jayhawk gets a cool vintage color scheme. Taken on Jan. 15, 2016, the following interesting photos feature the new special colored MH-60 Jayhawk arriving at Coast Guard Air…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 11, 2016
Military Aviation

Watch this cool video of a Bulgarian Su-25 Frogfoot during a head-on low passage

This may be the point of view of the target.... Shot by photographer Anton Balakchiev during the recent Thracian Thunder 2016 exercise, this short but rather interesting video shows a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2016
Iraq

Two B-52 strategic bombers have just arrived in Qatar to start pounding ISIS

The "Buff" has arrived at Al Udeid airbase. Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, have arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2016
Libya

There were seven French tankers in flight last night. Exercise or real operation?

Many French C-135s flying at the same time recently. One of our readers has spotted something quite unusual: as many as 7 French Air Force tankers were flying in southwestern…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
Maritime Security

Watch these new photos of a U.S. submarine emerging on the surface of the Arctic Ocean

Subs increasingly operating in the Arctic. Few days ago we have published a stunning video showing a U.S. submarine breaking the ice to surface in the Arctic Circle during an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2016
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