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2022 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: Defense

December 09, 2022
Credit: Amit Agronov/Beer Sheva, Israel

An Israel Defense Forces F-16 pilot shoots a selfie while flying in formation after refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Sqdn.

Credit: Filip Modrzejewski/London

The Royal Jordanian Falcons, an aerobatic demonstration team, fly their Extra 330LXs over the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern tip of the Red Sea.

Apache helicopter
Credit: Oren Cohen/Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, Israel

An Israel Defense Forces Apache helicopter shoots flares at night.

T-6 Texans
Credit: Filip Modrzejewski/London

Four U.S. Air Force T-6 Texans from Sheppard AFB, Texas, fly in formation sporting heritage paint schemes. 

F-15s
Credit: Amit Agronov/Beer Sheva, Israel

A pair of Israel Defense Forces F-15s from the 106 Sqdn. climbs high above the clouds as the Sun rises.

Belgian Air Component A109 Agusta Display Team
Credit: Kris Christiaens/Temse, Belgium

The Belgian Air Component A109 Agusta Display Team uses flares during their spectacular display.

U.S. Air Force F-35 Demonstration Team
Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, California

Maj. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, commander of the U.S. Air Force F-35 Demonstration Team, makes some local weather during a high-speed pass at the 2021 California International Airshow in Salinas.

AH-64D Apache “Saraf”
Credit: Avichai Socher/Givat Shmuel, Israel

Circling sparks illuminate an Israel Defense Forces AH-64D Apache “Saraf” as clouds and stars move through the sky in a long-exposure shot.

United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17 Globemaster
Credit: Dirk Grothe/Hamburg, Germany

A United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17 Globemaster fires flares during the opening display at the 2021 Dubai Airshow.

U.S. Marine Corps MH-53E
Credit: Derrick Dominguez/Las Vegas

A U.S. Marine Corps MH-53E drops off a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as part of an exercise aboard the USS Miguel Keith expeditionary mobile base.

U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, California

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform their delta pass, minus the lead solo, under the changing cloud cover as they approach show central during the 2022 Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

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United Arab Emirates Air Force C-17 Globemasters shooting flares, U.S. Navy Blue Angels on a delta pass and Israel Defense Forces F-16 pilot selfies are among our editors’ favorites.

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