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The old aerial lighthouses of the USA: gadgets that revolutionized aviation.
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In the 1920s, 1,500 beacons were built to guide airmail in the United States.
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In memory of Legionary Knight Kevin Parra Mejía, who died in Ceuta:
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He fainted during a physical training session. He was a member of the 2nd Tercio "Duque de Alba" of the Legion. Rest in peace.
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73 Easting, an excellent recreation of the last great tank battle of the 20th century:
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United States and United Kingdom armored forces overwhelmed the Iraqi Army.
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An abandoned weapons factory that still contains ammunition and military vehicles:
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The underground building contains several self-propelled howitzer chassis. Exploring the Unbeaten Path shows it in one of its always interesting videos.
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The URO VAMTAC AX4, a Spanish MRAP armored vehicle presented in Paris:
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With a payload of 4 tons and a capacity of up to 11 crew members, this new variant of the VAMTAC has been presented at the Eurosatory military exhibition.
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Wojtek: the history of a bear who was a corporal in the Polish Army in World War II.
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Soldiers of the Second Polish Corps bought it as they passed through Iran in 1942. It ended its days in the Edinburgh Zoo.
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The first public display of the AW249 Fenice helicopter in flight, with crew frisking:
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The replacement for the A129 Mangusta attack helicopter in the Italian Army has been presented at the ILA Berlin defense fair.
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History of the Rokiski, insignia of the Spanish Air Force with Polish name and Egyptian origin:
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It was introduced in 1913 and drawn by an Infanta born in England.
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The daring rescue operation in which a Spitfire shot down a Bf-109 for the first time:
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A victory with a fighter piloted by New Zealand aviator Alan C. Deere.
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Poland confirms its Air Force will have two more squadrons of F-35A Husarz fighter jets:
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It will possess one of the largest European fleets of this aircraft, with 64 units.
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The US Air Force's strange solution to replacing its E-3 Sentry radar aircraft:
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A year ago, the USAF decided to cancel the purchase of 26 E-7 Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft. The alternative is the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
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US soldiers next to the obelisk that includes the name of a Spanish soldier in Normandy:
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A tribute from the 1st Infantry Division 'The Big Red One' of the United States Army to its fallen soldiers during D-Day, including a Galician.
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A report on the little-known Cessna Citation V of the Spanish Air Force:
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Three of these aircraft are operated by the CECAF at the Getafe Air Base. Fly By Wire Aviation (@flybywire_a) showed one of them in an interesting video.
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The only operational F-4 Phantom II in private hands flew again seven years later:
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An aircraft manufactured in 1965 that served in the US Air Force until 1990.
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The light weapons of the Spanish Army: a first-hand review.
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An exhibition of weapons and material from the Brigade 'Galicia' VII (BRILAT).
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When the Falklands were Spanish and the British were expelled from those islands:
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The little-known story of the Battle of the Falklands of June 10, 1770.
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Airbus imitates the U-Hawk with the U145, an unmanned version of the H145 helicopter:
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The European company has already offered it to the US Marines as the MQ-72C.
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A report that shows how a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber works:
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The modernization of its entire fleet to the B-52J version is already underway.
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The problem posed by the cancellation of the FCAS fighter jet for the Spanish Navy:
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In 2025, the Chief of the Defence Staff (JEMAD) pointed to the FCAS as the future replacement for the Harrier II fighters.
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The Marines' farewell to their Harrier IIs: Spain is now their oldest operator.
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Italy plans to retire its aircraft in 2028. Spain intends to keep them until 2032, being the only one of its operators that does not have a replacement for this aircraft.
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