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Aircraft Carriers

Iran destroys mock U.S. aircraft carrier in naval wargames

Do you remember Iran’s mock Nimitz class flattop? Here's what it was built for. On Feb. 25, a mock U.S. aircraft carrier, was destroyed by missiles launched by Iran's Islamic…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 25, 2015
Aircraft Carriers

The F-14 Tomcats that never were vs F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: who would have won?

Several years since it was eventually retired from the U.S. Navy, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat remains one of the most loved planes by aviation enthusiasts. Any article about this iconic fighter plane,…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 25, 2015
Russia

Unique Point of View: R-73 Missile Launch as seen from the pylon of a Russian Su-27 Flanker

Cool photo of a Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer). The R-73 is an infrared homing (heat-seeking), short-range missile with a sensitive, cryogenic cooled seeker that can "see" targets…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 24, 2015
Military Aviation

Stunning Photographs of the Polish MiG-29s and Italian Typhoons of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing

Amazing shots of the NATO interceptors over Lithuania The photos in this post were taken over Lithuania, at the beginning of February, thanks to a cooperation between the Lithuanian Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 23, 2015
Russia

Video: How the UK QRA responded to Soviet intruders at the times of the Phantom

Here's UK Quick Reaction Alert in the 1970s. UK's air defense was once again put to the test by two Russian strategic bombers that flew off Cornwall during a routine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 23, 2015
Russia

Listen to Russian Strategic Bombers talk to their Ground Control while skirting UK airspace

Here is an interesting six-minute-long message recorded using a high frequency radio. On Feb. 18, two Russian Air Force Tu-95MS Bear bombers on a long-range patrol flew close to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 20, 2015
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