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Military Aviation

Awesome photo of British Typhoon intercepting fully armed Russian Su-27 over the Baltics

What a close encounter: Russian Su-27 and British Typhoon. On Jun. 17, Royal Air Force Typhoons were scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s Baltics Air Policing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Impressive photo shows F-22 stealth jet dogfighting against F-15 at close range

Aerial combat between U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and F-15 Eagles, seen from the inside. The image in this post was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2014
Military Aviation

Can the Sukhoi Su-30 have the edge over U.S. fighters in aerial combat?

Su-30s would beat F-15s every time. But..... We recently explained how, 10 years ago, Exercise Cope India put the Indian Air Force Su-30 against U.S. Air Force F-15C jets with…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
June 18, 2014
Aviation Safety

[Video] Ukrainian Air Force An-30B (shot down by MANPADS) crash site survey

Here's what survived of the Ukrainian An-30B shot down by MANPADS over Slavyansk. A short video let's you have a look at the crash site of the Ukrainian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 17, 2014
Military Aviation

Cessna’s Low Cost Scorpion Tactical Jet sports a brand new, cool Color Scheme

Scorpion multirole jet has got a new two-tone grey color scheme. Cessna parent company Textron has released the first image of its Scorpion combat aircraft in a new two-tone grey…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 17, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

Awesome GoPro video gives flight deck inspector’s view of F/A-18 final check and cat launch

Here's a cool GoPro video showing the final check of an F/A-18C Hornet right before catapult launch. An interesting footage, shot by a "white shirt" on the flight deck of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 16, 2014
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