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Military Aviation

Why the New U.S. Space Force Isn’t as Whacky as The Internet Suggests

Space May Be the “Final Frontier” Of a New Global Conflict Among Superpowers. U.S. President Donald Trump launched a thousand memes when he announced the creation of a new military…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 19, 2018
Russia

Russia’s New Tu-214ON Open Skies Surveillance Aircraft Tracked Online During Flights Over Taganrog Region

The new Tu-214ON has carried out a series of test flights in southwest Russia, close to the border with Ukraine. Tupolev is continuing the testing of the new Tu-214ON (Otkrytoye…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2018
Airshows

Enjoy These Amazing Videos Of The F-16 Viper Demo Team Low Take Off At The Chippewa Valley Air Show Yesterday

Here are a couple of cool clips filmed from a privileged point of view. On Jun. 17, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, WI hosted an airshow that included…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2018
F-35

Work On The First European-built F-35 For The Netherlands Starts At Cameri FACO in Italy

Assembly of the first European-built F-35 for the Royal Netherlands Air Force has kicked off in Italy. On Jun. 15, Dutch Secretary of State for Defense Barbara Visser gave a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 16, 2018
Helicopters

30 Combat Aircraft from 7 Nations Take Part In APROC 2018 Personnel Recovery Exercise In The Netherlands

Air Centric Personal Recovery Operative Course 2018 was held at the Dutch base of Gilze-Rijen, in the southern part of the Netherlands. The 12th iteration of the Air Centric Personnel…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2018
Military Aviation

Skunk Works Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Innovation and Secrecy

Lockheed Advanced Development Program Subverted Normal Channels On The Way to Innovation. The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the F-104 Starfighter, the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird and the D-21…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 14, 2018
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