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Military Aviation

Awesome Air-to-Air Shots of Air Refueling Operations During Anakonda-16 Exercise in Poland

U.S. tankers refuel Polish F-16s. Anakonda-16 and Baltops-16 exercises are currently underway in Poland, involving numerous air assets. Several combat planes operating within a realistic modern air combat scenario over…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 13, 2016
F-35

Watch the F-35 perform its international airshow debut with an Air Power Demo

The F-35 made its debut in European Airshow circuit at the Leeuwarden air show, in the Netherlands. On Jun. 10, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter made its international airshow debut…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2016
Airshows

Patrouille Suisse jet crashes after collision at Leeuwarden airbase. Fourth incident in one week

Unbelievable coincidence. It's the fourth incident to a military aerobatic display team in one week, the second today! On Jun. 9, two Swiss Air Force F-5 belonging to the Patrouille…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 9, 2016
Aviation Safety

Su-27 Flanker of the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashes in Russia. Pilot killed.

It's not a good period for military aerobatic teams. A Su-27 Flanker belonging to the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashed on Jun. 9 in Russia, killing the pilot, TASS news…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 9, 2016
Aviation Safety

New video shows Blue Angel #6 crashing in Smyrna, Tennessee

A new video that appears to show the Blue Angels crash in Tennessee has been posted online. A new video uploaded to Youtube yesterday seems to show the deadly crash…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2016
F-35

The Royal Air Force completes F-35B Tanker Trials a Week Early

....and here are some stunning air-to-air shots! During a seven week detachment to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, a Royal Air Force (RAF) A330 Voyager tanker conducted 18 air-to-air refueling…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
June 7, 2016
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