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Military Aviation

Photo comparison shows D-Day beaches as they were in 1944 and as they are today

RAF reconnaissance planes have taken shots of the D-Day beaches after 70 years. With today's stand-off technology and higher resolutions. RAF Tornado GR4 jets from II (AC - Army Co-operation)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

That time a C-2 Greyhound nearly went overboard USS Nimitz

Landing on an aircraft carrier in rough seas can be quite dangerous On Oct. 9, 2001, a C-2A Greyhound COD (Carrier On board Delivery) plane carrying Argentine dignitaries aboard experienced…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. RC-135U spyplane and Russian Su-27 in one of the most dangerous aerial encounters since the Cold War.

According to U.S. Defense officials, the one between a U.S. RC-135U and a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was something more than a routine intercept. The RC-135U is one of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] Ukrainian Il-76 releases flares on take off from Donetsk

MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere. Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 releasing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 3, 2014
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Inside Look at SpaceX Dragon V2, the first private spaceship to take astronauts to space

This could be the spaceship used to carry U.S. astronauts to space and back in the future. At its California headquarters, SpaceX has unveiled the upgraded version of its Dragon…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 2, 2014
Russia

Stunning image of two Russian T-50 stealth planes during weapon integration tests

T-50 053 and 054 take off with external weapons during a test flight On May 20, Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System) program…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 2, 2014
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