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This photo shows (badass) A-10 Warthog landing on a sand runway

Not all planes have undercarriages capable to sustain a landing on an unprepared runway. The A-10 is not among them. Although the reader who sent us this image was not…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 11, 2014
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Iranian Shahed 129 drone appears over Damascus

Footage filmed in Syria once again shows a made-in-Iran drone flying over Damascus. A “Shahed 129″, type of drone based on the Israeli Hermes 450 model or the Watchkeeper 450…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 10, 2014
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Cessna’s Low Cost Scorpion Tactical Jet performs low speed interception of a Cessna 182

Scorpion aircraft performed a low speed interception of a Cessna 182. Cessna's parent company Textron Scorpion is a low cost Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft with a cruising speed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 10, 2014
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F-22 Raptor stealth jets to get automatic backup oxygen systems to prevent new hypoxia-like symptoms

More than 24 months since the last hypoxia-like incident occurred, the U.S. Air Force has decided to equip its F-22s with a backup oxygen system. The Raptor fleet will soon…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2014
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Stunning, rare air-to-air image of the first Israeli Air Force C-130J in formation with other

The first Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules (dubbed "Samson") arrived at Nevatim air base. But on its way to its new airbase, it was welcomed by other IAF support…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 9, 2014
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Size matters: two A-10s and a C-5 on the ramp at Westover Air Reserve Base

Two Warthogs caught on their parking spots in front of a C-5A Galaxy at Westover ARB, Massachusetts. Taken on Apr. 1, the photo was taken when as much as 16…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2014
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