Defense 2016 Aviation Week Photo Contest Finalists
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Guardian of the Sky
In November 2015 during NATO exercise 'Trident Juncture 2015' I was fortunate to be able to fly along with an Italian air force Boeing 767 tanker. After 45 min., three Typhoons from the three Italian air force wings that operate the the type showed up next to us. The unique result features three Typhoons from different Wing divisions.
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The Israeli Air Force A-4 Skyhawk Farewell Ceremony
This photograph of an Israeli air force A-4 Skyhawk was shot on Dec. 13, 2015, at Hatzerim Airbase, Southern Israel
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The Israeli Air Force F15 I 'Raam'
An Israeli air force F-15 climbs in afterburner at Hatzerim Airbase in the south of Israel.
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Alien
This Russian Mi-35 helicopter has a vaguely alien look to it.
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Gladiators and Angels
A trio of elite U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornets takes to the skies. In the foreground, TAC Demonstration pilot Lt. John Keith from VFA-106 Gladiators Sqdn. leads Lt. Cdr. Ryan Chamberlain and Cdr. Frank Weiser of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.
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Big Plane, Little Plane
U.S. Navy Lt. John Keith in his F/A-18C Hornet of VFA-106 Sqdn. is shadowed by Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland in his MXS-RH over Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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B-2 Flying Over the Rose Bowl
A Northrop Grumman B-2 flies over the 2016 Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California.
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The Instructors
A Sundowner F-5 shares the ramp with NAS Meridian, Mississippi, T-45s during a weekend in August 2016.
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Action
A French air force Rafale from the Hunting Tiger Silver Coast squadron launches anti-missile flares during a training mission.
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F-16 Split
Two Belgian air force F-16s perform a split maneuver over Belgium.
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Color Burst
The UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows in action.
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