Defense: Military Transports And Bombers — 2017 Photo Contest
December 27, 2017
Airbus A400M
Credit: Alastair Robertson, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
A Luftwaffe A400M seen over the Severn Estuary.
Lucky Transall
Credit: Ben Ullings, Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
A "lucky shot" taken from a Cessna 172 at 2,000 ft. altitude of a German Air Force C-160 Transall approaching Texel International Airport for a fly-by on its way home after participating in the Heldair-100 airshow.
Old Glory And Globemaster III
Credit: Bill Wozniak, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
After finishing an aerial performance, a C-17 Globemaster of the 105th Airlift Wing from Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York taxis past the crowd at the Westfield International Airshow in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Purple Daybreak
Credit: David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Brazil
Although it's a simple vehicle, a bicycle is still efficient when transporting hardware throughout the ramp to this high-tech Embraer KC-390.
B-1 on Prowl over Pacific
Credit: James Haseltine, Omaha, Nebraska
A B-1B from the U.S. Air Force Ninth Bomber Sqdn. flying a mission over the Pacific Ocean while deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam.
Aircraft Cemetery
Credit: Kirill Gorelov, Moscow
Cemetery of old aircraft in the center of Moscow.
A400M Finds A Hole In The Clouds
Credit: Leonard Van den Broek, Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
A400M Atlas flies over a single patch of blue sky during its display at the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford.
Northrop B-2 Spirit Rose Bowl Flyover
Credit: Mark Holtzman, Sherman Oaks, California
The B-2 is captured from above through a hole in the clouds just before it flew over the start of the Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena, California.
Unpressurized Cockpit
Credit: David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Brazil
Flight test crew in the cockpit of an Embraer KC-390 during a high altitude test flight with the rear ramp open.
Vision
Credit: Kirill Gorelov, Moscow
Customer eyes an aircraft on the flight line at the 2017 Moscow Air Show.
USAF E-4 Below
Credit: Mitch Bowers, Aurora, Colorado
While shooting a commercial site, a USAF E-4 was spotted performing approaches into Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
Omega Air KC-707 Refuels X-47B UCAS
Credit: U.S. Navy
An Omega Air Refueling KC-707 refuels the X-47B unmanned combat aerial system in the first ever instance of autonomous aerial refueling of an unmanned aircraft.
Technology Contrast
Credit: David Branco Filho, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Brazil
Although being a simple vehicle, a bicycle is still efficient when transporting hardware throughout the ramp to this high-tech Embraer KC-390
Swiss Air Force PC-6 Porters In Formation
Credit: Peter Lewis, Brusten, Switzerland
Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porters flying in formation over central Switzerland.
P-8 Poseidon Underbelly
Credit: Philip Hosking, Modbury North, South Australia
This P-8 was a new acquisition for the Royal Australian Air Force (A47-001). It was on static display at the RAAF Edinburgh. This view shows the labyrinth of cable, hydraulic plumbing and mechanical linkages within the main landing gear stowage area.
Unexpected Guest
Credit: Kirill Gorelov, Moscow
Moscow flight show-2017.
Blasting The Sunset
Credit: Rene Vink, Enschede, Netherlands
Airbus Industries A400M splashes through water at Twente Airport for tests on a very wet runway.
Omega Air KDC-10 Flies With VX-23 F/A-18C
Credit: U.S. Navy
The Omega Air KC-10 flies alongside an F/A-18C with the VX-23 "Salty Dogs."
In Sync
Credit: Roy Prasad, Los Gatos, California
Synchronized flying at the San Francisco Air Show on Oct. 6, 2017.
Across The Way
Credit: Scott Stephens, Meridian, Mississippi
Ground fog rises around one of the KC-135s at Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Miss, on Sept. 15, 2017.
LC-130H
Credit: Shay Price, Cambridge, New York
A New York Air National Guard LC-130 returns from a polar training mission on the Greenland Ice Cap.
This gallery features a multinational selection of military transports and bombers, ranging from a Northrop Grumman B-2 and KC-390s to Soviet-era transports in Russia.
Descriptions of photos are provided by the photographers. Although we make corrections when possible, we are unable to verify every detail provided with the photos or to research photo subjects.
