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Russia deploys radar able to track military jets across whole of eastern Europe

A radar that is able to track targets at ranges of over 3,000 km has been activated within the Russian air defense system on Dec. 2, 2013. The Kolkino radar…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 12, 2013
Military Aviation

How the MiG-31 repelled the SR-71 Blackbird from Soviet skies

Even if no SR-71 was lost due to hostile actions during the entire Blackbird career, the Mach 3+ capable spyplane faced an adversary that could effectively intercept it: the MiG-31…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
December 11, 2013
Helicopters

Helicopter creates rain of flares at dusk to fight winter depression in Denmark

The Royal Danish Air Force operates a fleet of 14 EH-101 Merlin (military version of the AgustaWestland AW.101) helicopters, for Search And Rescue and transport tasks. Even if it may…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 11, 2013
Drones

[Video] Assad Regime’s Mohajer 2 UAV reappears over Damascus

A couple of days ago, two Yasir drones were shot down (or crashed) in Syria. The made-in-Iran UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) based on the American ScanEagle is just the latest…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 10, 2013
Military Aviation

Can you spot the second plane flying fast at very low altitude through the valleys?

The following video, shared on Flickr by renowned photographer and pilot Paul Heasman, shows two RAF's BAE Hawk T2 trainers flying through the Ogwen valley in North Wales en-route to…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
December 10, 2013
Military Aviation

[Infographic] Next-gen Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet takes to the skies

The first Eurofighter Typhoon of the so-called Tranche 3 standard, has started its flight tests at BAE Warton, UK. Tranche 3 is the latest version of the Typhoon which embedded…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 9, 2013
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