Witness A B-1 Bomber Depart RAF Fairford With Full Afterburner

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by Chris Clarke - 09/13/201609/19/20160

The 489 Bomber Group of Dyess AFB and Abilene, Texas sets off car alarms after an impressive takeoff during a visiting to Fairford, England in the United Kingdom. This mission is in support of the NATO exercise Ample Strike ongoing in the Czech Republic. Exercise Ample

The Story Of The Ultimate High Flying Beer Run

by Chris Clarke - 03/07/201603/07/20160

Normandy, 70 years ago, and one of the biggest concerns of the British troops who have made it over the channel, survived the landings and pushed out into the bocage against bitter German resistance is not the V1 flying bomb blitz threatening their families back

Gaze Upon This Man Made Dust Storm Courtesy The Mighty Globemaster

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by Chris Clarke - 02/18/201602/18/20160

Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft are used by Australian forces in the Middle East Area of Operations for heavy lift capability including the movement of combat vehicles in and out of theatres of operation as well as large freight items. The C-17 has a

Unmanned Ground And Aerial Vehicles Join Forces To Keep Troops Safe

by Chris Clarke - 01/21/201601/21/20160

Flying drones and driving drones can now collaborate in combined ground and air cooperative missions. An optionally piloted UH-60MU Black Hawk and a self-guided all terrain vehicle create the ultimate unmanned duo, keeping the soft tissue life forms out of harm’s way. Carnegie Mellon University and

Both Pilots Killed In Iranian Fighter Jet Crash

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by Associated Press - 01/12/201601/12/20160

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says that an Iranian F-4 Phantom fighter jet has crashed close to the Pakistan border, killing two pilots. It reported that the crash took place on Tuesday morning some 45 miles west of Konarak Air Base, around 900 miles

Embraer Announces Shiny New Yellow Search And Rescue Aircraft

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by Chris Clarke - 11/17/201511/19/20150

Embraer is using the 2015 Canadian Aerospace Summit to promote the new KC-390 military transport for search and rescue missions. The KC-390 is designed to set new standards in its category, while presenting the lowest life-cycle cost of the market and the ability to perform multiple missions

Fully Armed MiG-29 Does Insanely Low Pass

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by Chris Clarke - 11/04/201511/04/20150

This brightly painted MiG-29 Fulcrum from the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic jet team blasts past spectators on an impressively low and fast flyby. What makes this maneuver even more astounding is that the jet is loaded to the brim with armaments. Filmed somewhere in the Ukraine, this crazy

Supersonic Bomber Moved For The First Time In Decades

by Chris Clarke - 11/02/201509/23/20160

The world’s only remaining North American XB-70 Valkyrie was recently moved into the new fourth hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to be displayed in the Research & Development Gallery. The supersonic bomber soaked up some sunshine and posed for a few

Behold This Never Before Seen Footage Of The B-2 Bomber

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by Chris Clarke - 10/24/201510/26/20150

Northrop Grumman has just released exclusive video of their classic stealth bomber designed for the United States Air Force. Enjoy flying air-to-air in stunning high definition with the B-2 Spirit which first flew in 1989. As the Department of Defence is ramping up development of the Long

Russian Jet Flies Wingtip To Wingtip With Reaper Drone Over Syria

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by Chris Clarke - 10/20/201510/21/20150

Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence shows the first official encounter between Russia and the US in Syrian airspace. The video filmed from the cockpit of a Russian Sukhoi (Su-30SM) shows a US MQ-9 Reaper Drone flying wing to wing with the Russian Air