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Video shows Su-30MK2 fighter jet fly over people rafting on the Nile River in Uganda

A Sukhoi of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force makes a low pass over raft. Uganda People's Defence Air Force (UPDAF) operates a small fleet of Su-30MK2 aircraft. Six such…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 2, 2015
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F-35s played the US Army’s primary CAS providers during Green Flag. And were not shot down in the process

Two F-35 Lightning II took on a primary role as Close Air Support providers during GF 15-08. For the first time, F-35s belonging to the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2015
Military Aviation

Crazy Cool 360° video shot from inside an F-5 fighter jet over the Alps

360° movie from the cockpit of a Swiss Air Force F-5 jet with the Patrouille Suisse display team flying over the Swiss Alps. This video is stunning. It provides the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 29, 2015
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We have flown in a Mi-17 Hip during this year’s largest military helicopter exercise in Europe

Italian Blade 2015, the largest military rotary-wing exercise in Europe, underway at Viterbo, Italy. More than 30 helicopters and 1000 military personnel from seven different countries are taking part in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 29, 2015
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Project Whale Tale: the story of how the U-2 became an embarked reconnaissance aircraft.

Designated as a utility type to disguise its primary mission, the Lockheed U-2 was born as high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Flying for about 8 hours, at 500 mph, at altitudes…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
June 28, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. F-15s, Turkish and Pakistani F-16s among the highlights of Exercise Anatolian Eagle

Turkish, U.S. and NATO combat planes took part in the Anatolian Eagle exercise at Konya airbase. Constantly attracting a significant amount of foreign air arms, Anatolian Eagle, a medium-scale exercise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2015
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