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China

China’s new futuristic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is Straight Out Of “Star Wars” trilogy

Chinese engineers at Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC), the company conglomerate which produce some of the most successful current and future fighters of the PLAAF (People's Liberation Army Air Force),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 28, 2013
Drones

Iran unveils killer drone that may really work

After displaying a stealth fighter that was a sort of joke, obsolete missiles as they were new, fake or unrealistic UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), Tehran may  have finally unveiled something…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 27, 2013
Aviation Safety

Something the regime won’t publicize: a deadly crash of an Iranian F-4E Phantom

Iran has recently unveiled some new missiles (including the Fakour-90, a reviewed AIM-54 Phoenix), air defense systems, it has announced to have reverse engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel etc. However, in…

Winston Smith Winston Smith
September 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Sukhoi Su-27 and F-16 fighter jets intercept renegade plane during NATO – Russia counterterrorism drills

The Polish and Russian airspace along with the Southern Baltic area have been the scenario in which Vigilant Skies 2013 exercise took place. The primary objective of the training was…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 27, 2013
Drones

U.S moves Djibouti Reaper drone fleet to remote location amid safety concerns

The Washington Post has revealed that the Governement of Djibouti has asked the U.S. to move its fleet of Reaper UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) away from Camp Lemonnier due to…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 27, 2013
Military Aviation

Super cool video shows a C-130 Hercules almost hitting the camera on landing in Antarctica

A few days ago we posted the video of an Argentine Air Force C-130 buzzing people's heads during a daredevil low passage on the runway at Base Antártica Marambio, the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 26, 2013
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