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Military Aviation

Cope India: when India’s Russian jets achieved a surprising 9:1 kill ratio against U.S. F-15s

According to Indian media an air exercise held ten years ago "highlighted the innovativeness of Indian fighter pilots, the impact of Russian jets and the potentially fatal limitations in USAF…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2014
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Two Ukrainian Gunship helicopters shot down by MANPADS in Eastern Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Armed Forces Mi-24 helicopters shot down in Donetsk Oblst. According to the Ukrainian authorities, two Mil Mi-24 Hind helicopters were shot down by "unknown persons by means of man-portable air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthogs perform unimproved surface landings in Nevada

It is a phenomenal capability for a fixed wing attack jet to have. And, obviously, A-10 Warthog has it. Few weeks ago we published an interesting image showing an A-10C…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 1, 2014
Military Aviation

Stunning Photo of U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle jets during Baltic Air Policing mission

48th Air Expeditionary Group has just handed over the task of Baltic Airspace air defense to the Polish and UK air policing detachments. On Apr. 30, the U.S. Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 1, 2014
Military Aviation

All the aircraft types involved in the MH370 air search in one photo

Search by air for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has been called off. Most (if not all) the aircraft tupes that undertook visual search from Australia, were grouped for…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. KC-135 refuels Moroccan F-16 Block 52 jets during Aeroexpo Marrakech

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from 191st Air Refueling Squadron from Salt Lake City, Utah, took part at the 2014 Aeroexpo Marrakech Trade Show in Morocco. And refueled some…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2014
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