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Military Aviation

Why is Poland purchasing Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for its F-16s?

As Rzeczpospolita broadsheet reports, the Americans will allow Poland to purchase modern JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) missiles for Warsaw's F-16s. This will significantly increase the Polish Vipers' strike capabilities. Poland currently…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 22, 2013
Stealth Black Hawk

Is this the first daylight photo of a Stealth helicopter involved in the Bin Laden raid?

The answer is most probably: No, it isn't. The image that has been circulating on the Internet after Steve Douglass published it on his blog is nothing more than a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2013
North Korea

North Korea’s military parade was a hoax: Pyongyang used fake missiles and military planes

As we have already explained, North Korea staged a huge parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War on Jul. 27. Even if…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2013
Military Aviation

Serbian Air Force to buy “stealthy” MiG-29 Fulcrums

According to various media outlets the negotiations between Russia and Serbia are in a process. Serbians wants to upgrade their armed forces defense capabilities by buying S-300 missile systems along…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 21, 2013
Space

A Space Odyssey: Italian Astronaut shares his terrifying near-drowning experience during spacewalk

In a blog post published on the ESA (European Space Agency) website, Luca Parmitano, the Italian astronaut who almost drowned last month when his hemet filled with water, provided more…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2013
China

Amateur video showing China’s second stealth plane’s test flight emerges

The prototype of a J-31 Falcon Eagle, China’s second stealth fighter jet that performed its maiden flight on Oct 31, 2012, can be (barely) seen in this video most probably…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2013
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